Erling Haaland could become the first player in world football to make a transfer worth £1billion, according to his agent Rafaela Pimenta.
Haaland left Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City after they activated a £51.2million (€60m) release clause in his BVB contract in May, and the striker has already begun to pay that fee back by making an incredible start to life in England.
The Norwegian became the first player to score as many as nine goals in his first five Premier League appearances in August and has already netted three hat-tricks in the competition.
Haaland has hit the net 15 times in 10 league games for City, and Pimenta, who manages the agency built by the late Mino Raiola, believes he could make history with his next move.
Asked to put a price on Haaland by Sky Sport Italia, Pimenta said: “One billion, that’s what I think.
“If you put together his football value, his image value, his sponsorship value, it is one billion, for sure.
“It’s also normal to compare Erling with [Kylian] Mbappe, so you have a little bit of an idea of the market. I think Erling will be the first player to achieve a transfer around one billion.”
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Haaland’s incredible form has coincided with speculation linking him to Real Madrid, but Pimenta would be open to discussing a new contract with City instead of instigating a move away.
Asked whether Haaland could already be in line for a new deal, she said: “I hope so! If they want to discuss it today, I would be happy. Why not?”
However, Pimenta kept her cards close to her chest when questioned on reports claiming Haaland’s current contract has a release clause allowing him to join Madrid on favourable terms.
“The good and bad of being a lawyer is that you know what you cannot say,” she added. “You don’t need someone poking you, saying; ‘Don’t say this, don’t say that’. I cannot talk about it.”
