City publicly denied the claims there was a clause for Haaland to hitch Madrid. Manager Pep Guardiola mentioned: "It is not true. He does not have a release clause for Real Madrid or any other team. Rumours, people talk.

"We should be apprehensive about what we will management. I've the sensation he's very glad right here and we are going to attempt to make folks glad right here. He is settled completely, extremely beloved."

However, there was a clause that permitted him to go away in 2024 for a price of £150m if he wished to depart. The clause was particularly linked to the way forward for Guardiola.

But as soon as Guardiola put pen to paper on a brand new deal till 2025 earlier this 12 months, that noticed the clause mechanically faraway from Haaland's contract. Mbappe's clause, although, might see him lastly get his dream change to the Bernabeu.