Erling Haaland's gigantic, nine-and-a-half-year contract is the most lucrative handed to a player in the history of football - although it falls short of netting him £1m a week.
However, a series of almost guaranteed adds-ons, loyalty bonuses and image rights payments propelled him into a position where he was by far the highest-renumerated player in the country.
One of the key factors in what is an astonishing deal is the fact that it is locked in for a decade. It means that, should Haaland remain at the Etihad, he will continue to pick up big numbers when he will be between 29 and 34 years of age and is potentially approaching the twilight of his career.
‘I am really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this great club,’ he said.
‘Manchester City is a special club, full of fantastic people with amazing supporters and it's the type of environment that helps bring the best out of everybody.
‘I also want to thank Pep (Guardiola), his coaching staff, my team-mates and everyone at the club as they have all helped me so much in the past couple of years.’
