In January 2025, Haaland surprisingly signed a contract until 2034 with Manchester City. Talk about loyalty. City, of course, pay generously for this loyalty. Real Madrid and Barcelona have not given up on prying for the world’s best striker, last season with a titleless City, many thought the opportunity came. Now City are back, Haaland is once again getting the best working conditions, with the same wild scoring pace as in his historic debut season in a City shirt. A former Premier League striker explains why the Norwegian is unlikely to leave City.
Former striker at Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Aston Villa, Marlon Harewood, cannot see any club being able to remove Haaland from the Premier League and City.
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-You miss the old school strikers. There are no strikers anymore. I’ve missed it as a striker myself. It’s just disappeared, the clubs have one striker, and then it’s not really a game. I miss the physicality of being against a centre-back and the battle between striker and defender – you win your duels. There hasn’t been much of it. He (Haaland) brings it back, which I love,” Harewood boasted according to Goal.
“That’s what it’s all about – you’re in a battle between striker and defender. The only way to stop him, I think the defenders are trying to ruffle some feathers. But he loves it, and that’s what he thrives on. If you do it even more, he’ll score a hat-trick! He has been a breath of fresh air. I hope it continues, because he can break records. He’s one of those you can see making history, especially the way he plays and the team he plays for. I miss the striker he (Haaland) is, because he’s a bit of both – a bit of the new generation and the old,” the former Premier League striker said.
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Before he adds: “I don’t understand why he should leave City and the Premier League. I also don’t understand why he shouldn’t stay. The only places you can go when talking about big clubs are Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG. They are the only clubs that can afford him. He’s at a very good club at Man City, and I can imagine him staying there and breaking records.
