Erling Haaland has said he is happy at Manchester City, after commenting on the club's financial scandal. The striker, who signed a long-term contract in 2024, addressed his future amid speculation over possible sanctions against the club.
During the autumn international break, an independent commission found Man City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season period between 2009/10 and 2018/19. While City deny any wrongdoing and have launched an appeal, serious sanctions - such as points deductions, fines and even expulsion from the Premier League - are likely if that fails.
Appeal hearing and decision timeline
According to reports, a hearing is to take place in December and a decision on the appeal is expected in early 2027. Should Man City be relegated or issued a huge points deduction, many have speculated that a number of the club's stars will likely depart, including Haaland.
However, the Norway international - who is valued at £183 million on Transfermarkt and would have a host of clubs queuing up for his signature were he to leave the Etihad Stadium - has set the record straight on his future with a transfer update.
Haaland's transfer update
"I understand that you want a little headline here, but as I said, I signed a long-term contract in 2024," Haaland told TV2 after scoring in Norway's 3-1 Nations League win over Wales on Saturday. "I'd say I made a pretty good choice by joining City in 2022. We can all agree on that."
"I won't say it myself, but look at the trophies I've won and how I've developed on and off the pitch. I'm standing here after winning an international 3-1 and we're top of our group in Europe. Things aren't going so well for City in the league, but we'll try to turn that around against Fulham. But we can't focus on that now. Now we have to focus on Denmark."
Haaland on the investigation
Haaland also said that he has not done much research into the investigation as it covers a period when he was not at Man City. "The investigation covered 2009 to 2018," he added. "In 2009, I played for Bryne U9s. In 2010, the U10s. In 2011, the U11s. 2012, the U12s, 2012, the U13s. Shall we continue? We don't need the whole list…2014, the U14s. 2015, the U15s and the national team."
"Then the U16s, I think. In 2016, I moved up to Bryne's first team, second team and youth team. In 2017, I went to Molde. In 2018, I was with Molde. The first team, Molde 2 and a bit with the youth team. So this is a question I struggle to answer because it's a legal battle…It's a case between the Premier League and Manchester City that a panel will deal with. Am I supposed to answer that? I'm not really sure."
