ERLING HAALAND has signed an eye-watering new £20million contract.
However it’s NOT with Manchester Metropolis.
As an alternative the Norwegian aim machine agreed new phrases with boot provider Nike.
Experiences final month steered he was near signing the deal.
And now he has put pen to paper on the recent phrases price a staggering £20m in reportedly the most important sponsorship deal in soccer.
It’s understood the contract lasts greater than a decade and was signed so Haaland might emulate his hero Ronaldo because the “new face of No9”.
The Metropolis famous person, 22, first joined Nike aged simply 14 however his newest contract expired in January 2022.
That led to him sporting numerous boots together with Puma Ultras for his Metropolis unveiling and adidas X Speedportals within the Group Defend.
However he returned to his tried and examined Nike Mercurial Vapors for his Premier League debut because the bidding warfare between the three corporations waged on.
Now, although, it’s all settled with a “career-long” contract as a key determine for the American model.
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Nike even have Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Rashfrd, Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo on their listing of stars.
Additionally they sponsor among the finest girls in world soccer with Alexia Putellas, Ada Hegerberg, Leah Williamson, Megan Rapinoe and Sam Kerr on the books.
A Nike assertion mentioned: “His record-breaking scoring has put a stamp on the way forward for the sport, and makes him the inheritor to No 9 — the next-generation striker.”
Haaland has continued to bang within the targets with terrifying frequency since arriving on the Etihad for £51.4m final summer time.
He has 42 targets in simply 37 video games below Pep Guardiola and reveals no signal of slowing down.
The soon-to-be Golden Boot winner might break the Premier League aim report for a single season by netting seven extra instances to surpass Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer’s tally of 34.