Erling Haaland release clause: Agent insists Man City striker is 'master of his destiny'
The agent of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has insisted that he is the «master of his destiny» but no other club knows the value of the release clause believed to be in his contract – only City and his inner circle do.
City were able to land Haaland for little over £50m last year, well below his true market value, because of a clause that had been part of his Borussia Dortmund contract.
Release clauses have long been a common feature for players in the late Mino Raiola's agency. Brazilian lawyer Rafaela Pimenta was a close to aide to Raiola for decades, handling contracts for the legendary super agent’s clients, and took over the stable when he passed away in 2022.
reported in June that City have been trying to tie the Norwegian to a fresh deal, both rewarding him for an incredible 2022/23 season during which he scored 52 goals in 53 games en route to winning the treble, and to remove existing clauses that could leave the club vulnerable.
Pimenta has previously confirmed as much that Haaland does have some sort of get-out at City.
«When a player goes to a club, I do all I can to create a situation where the key is in their hands,» Pimenta said last year. «If tomorrow you don't want to be there anymore because you don't like it, or if they don't pay you well, or if your wife wants to live in Paris, well, you go, no?
»I don't like it when the player has no freedom to decide. I have done all the contracts in this agency in 25 years. All of them. There wasn't a single time when a player said 'I want to go' and they could not."
The agent, who featured heavily in Paul Pogba's on Prime Video, has previously described Haaland’s contract as being like a «treasure chest» that no one knows the location of.
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