Erling Haaland has been a sensation since his arrival at Manchester City this summer. The Norwegian international arrives in Manchester from Borussia Dortmund after just a year and a half in Germany.
After scoring a brace in City’s 3-1 win against Brighton on Saturday, Haaland now has an unfathomable 22 goals in just 14 games in total this season. He is currently on course to break the Premier League scoring record.
Due to his success, Haaland’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, claimed that her client could well be worth £1 billion (about $1.1 billion). “If you put together his football value, his image value, his sponsor value, it’s sure to be a billion pounds,” Pimenta told Sky Sports.
Haaland billion pound player?
“It is normal to compare Erling with [Kylian] Mbappé, then you have a little idea of the market: I think Erling would be the first player to make a transfer of around £1bn.”
Pimenta kept quiet when asked about reports that Haaland has a release clause in his current contract. City manager Pep Guardiola previously rejected the claims, but the agent was not as dismissive. “The good thing and the bad thing about being a lawyer is that you know what you can’t say,” Pimenta said. “You don’t need someone to tease you like, ‘Don’t say this, don’t say that.’ I can not talk about that”.
However, Pimenta was open to the idea of discussing a new deal with City. Despite the fact that Haaland had only just arrived at the Premier League champions, the agent was hopeful of a new contract. “I hope so,” Pimenta proclaimed when asked about the possibility of negotiating the contract. “Yes [City] wants to discuss today, we would be happy. Why not? Always good.”
Pimenta previously worked with the late super agent Mino Raiola for more than two decades. Raiola, however, passed away in April and the Brazilian lawyer has taken over the reins of the company.
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