Erling Haaland has backed Manchester City to clear their name in the ongoing legal battle against the Premier League.
City have been charged with 115 alleged breaches of the league's financial rules, and many assume a guilty verdict could lead to Pep Guardiola's side being forcibly relegated from England's top flight.
This does not seem to worry the 24-year-old Haaland He signed one of the biggest contracts in football history To tie himself to City until 2034.
Asked if he had personally negotiated a possible exit route then city Landing at the end of the legal dispute, Haaland simply laughed: “No.”
“I didn't think about that or anything,” he continued. “I'm confident the club knows what it's doing. And yeah, in the end… I don't really think I should talk too much about this.”
“I've been here for two and a half years, so, yes, I'm confident the club knows what it's doing.”
Haaland's new contract comes as a massive blow to the likes of him real madrid and Barcelonawho were planning to take advantage of the release clause that had become increasingly possible in his previous contract. When asked if he could still join Real Madrid or another European giant in the future, Haaland again found humor in the question.
He replied: “To Madrid? I've just signed a nine-and-a-half-year contract with City, what can I say?”
“I'm happy not to play for any of those teams, by my choice. I'm looking forward to spending many more years in Manchester, and that's really it.”
