A dream was fulfilled with a bumper contract extension at Manchester City | OneFootball

Earlier this season, Erling Haaland signed a 9-and-a-half year contract extension with Manchester City. The contract extension Haaland signed was a massive commitment to the club. It was also a huge show of faith in Haaland as a player from Manchester City. Now, Erling Haaland’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, has explained what the deal means. It was a dream come true for Pimenta as Haaland’s agent explained in an interview published in The Athletic. The deal also illustrates how important Erling Haaland is to Manchester City’s future.

Rafaela Pimenta explains what Erling Haaland’s commitment to Manchester City represents.

In an interview with Charlotte Harpur for the Athletic, Rafaela Pimenta explained how the new deal that Erling Haaland signed with Manchester City was a dream deal to complete. The super agent explained: “There is the football dream, and there is my dream as an agent to do beautiful deals. It took a lot of time to build from everybody involved: Manchester City, the player, family. It’s a work of art. At the end I was like: ‘What a beauty.’We were so happy to achieve this because there was no tension. There was an ambition, there was a will. How do we get there? You would bump into a dead end and another, but then let’s fix this part, let’s add this layer to the document and the discussion.”

Rafaela Pimenta also explained that Erling Haaland’s bumper contract extension sets the scene for even bigger things. She added: “If we’re able to pass a message to supporters, stakeholders, sponsors, to the ones who look at this project long-term as something that is planned long-term, it allows everything that comes with it to get organised. That lets us achieve bigger things.”

Erling Haaland figures to be a key component in Manchester City’s rebuild and beyond.

Since arriving at Manchester City, Erling Haaland has scored 120 goals in 139 appearances for the club. At times, his fit in Pep Guardiola’s squad does get questioned. But based on what Haaland has already achieved at City, that point is moot. It won’t always be hat tricks and dazzling performances from Haaland for Pep Guardiola’s side. Football doesn’t work that way. But his presence alone does add a valuable weapon to Pep Guardiola’s side. That has been seen during Haaland’s time at the club already, and as he enters his prime, his influence looks set to grow as a Manchester City player. As Manchester City embark on their rebuild, Haaland will be a key part of that process. There’s an argument to made that he could be the key component of Manchester City’s rebuild.

But for Erling Haaland’s detractors, or people who rightly or wrongly question his fit into Pep Guardiola’s style of play, the question is this. Would Manchester City, an agent as smart as Rafaela Pimenta, and Erling Haaland commit to a 9-and-a-half-year contract extension if he didn’t fit into Manchester City’s style of play? That answer is as clear to see as is the intent behind Haaland signing such a long-term contract extension.

Rafaela Pimenta completed a dream deal when Erling Haaland signed a long-term contract extension with Manchester City. It’s a dream for her, Erling Haaland, Manchester City and City’s fans. Sometimes that point is forgotten in the game-by-game analysis of Haaland’s impact.