Erling Haaland is steaming towards the goals record for a single Premier League season.

Erling Haaland’s agent has slapped him with a stratospheric price tag, but insists that the Manchester City striker would have a way out of the club if he wanted one. The 22-year-old is under contract until 2027 but a select few of Europe’s biggest clubs are sure to come forward before then, assuming his goalscoring exploits continue.

After his move was finalised last summer, debate swirled on whether Haaland would be able to carry his Bundesliga strike rate over to the Premier League. The striker hit 86 goals in 89 matches for Borussia Dortmund, all while still developing his game as a youngster, prompting City to shell out an initial £51m for his services.

The Sky Blues managed to get their hands on him at that price due to a clause in his BVB contract. Having rattled in 31 goals across his first 27 matches in English football, he would easily command a significantly higher transfer fee if he were to cut his City stint short.

There are even rumours of a £178m release clause in Haaland’s contract that becomes active in 2024, with many tipping him to ditch the Etihad Stadium for Real Madrid.

The frontman’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, claims that her client is happy working under Pep Guardiola but refused to write off the idea of Haaland going to La Liga in the future. She also raised eyebrows by pinning the Norwegian with a price tag that would obliterate the current transfer record.

“Haaland is worth one billion,” Pimenta told Spanish newspaper AS. “I always offer the player a way out so that he is free to decide. Erling in Spain? I want him to be happy and now he is happy at City. I’ve never had a player who wanted to leave a club and couldn’t.”

Source: express.co.uk