Erling Haaland has signaled his intent to spend the vast majority of his professional soccer career with Manchester City by extending his contract by nine and a half years. The Norway international was already tied down until June of 2027 on his previous terms,

Erling Haaland has signed a massive 10-year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2034. The Norwegian striker, whose previous contract was set to run until 2027, has been scoring at a phenomenal rate since joining City two-and-a-half years ago, amassing 111 goals across 126 appearances.

There are personal factors at play, too. As The Athletic reported, Haaland clearly has a special affinity for Manchester that traces to his father Alf Inge Haaland’s time as a player with City. Mahomes was raised in Texas but settled effortlessly in Kansas City and has gone so far as to invest in sports franchises in the area.