Manchester City striker Erling Haaland seems to want to spend almost all of his career with his current team. He made that clear Friday, signing a 9.5-year contract extension with the club. Haaland was already under contract until June 2027,

Manchester City has tied down Erling Haaland on one of the biggest contracts in soccer. Here are the numbers to show why City has gone all out with a new 9 1/2-year deal for the Norway striker, who has been at the club since the summer of 2022: Goals scored in 125 games in all competitions for City.

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.

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