Alan Shearer dead sure on Erling Haaland transfer prediction despite nine-year Man City deal

Erling Haaland's caller nine-and-a-half-year declaration astatine Manchester City has done thing to person Alan Shearer that the Norwegian behemoth volition not permission the nine earlier the extremity of his deal

Alan Shearer is adamant Erling Haaland will not spot retired his nine-and-a-half-year declaration astatine Manchester City – claiming there's "no chance" he'll inactive beryllium astatine the Etihad astatine 34.

The objective striker stunned the footballing world past week aft abruptly signing a nine-and-a-half-year contract hold that is acceptable to support him astatine the Etihad Stadium until the twelvemonth 2034. Haaland, 24, volition beryllium 34 years of property by the clip his declaration runs out. But Newcastle United icon Shearer afloat believes the Norway planetary volition inactive depart the nine earlier his woody expires.

Now successful his 3rd play astatine City, rumours of a aboriginal determination to Real Madrid person been constant, dating backmost to his clip astatine Borussia Dortmund. And contempt his lengthy caller declaration and deficiency of a merchandise clause until 2029 (which volition beryllium worthy £250m), Shearer believes it remains a possibility.

Discussing Haaland's aboriginal connected The Rest is Football podcast alongside co-hosts Gary Lineker and Micah Richards, the Premier League's apical goalscorer successful past – whose grounds Haaland is chasing down – declared his sentiment connected the striker's future. "By the way, there's perfectly nary accidental he's staying astatine Man City for nine-and-a-half years," the 54-year-old said. "Oh, seriously, bash you think? I mean, bash you deliberation helium will?"

Richards brought up Madrid arsenic a imaginable destination but added that the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo mean the Spanish giants whitethorn not needfully necessitate Haaland's services.

Shearer past added: "But nine-and-a-half years, he's going to beryllium 34 years of age. I don't spot him being there, I'm not saying that helium won't interruption the record. I'm beauteous definite helium volition and he'll astir apt bash it successful 5 oregon six years. But he's not going to beryllium determination nine-and-a-half years.

"I deliberation for some him and Man City, [it's] much financially beneficial [for Haaland], helium gets much wealth – and for City, they get to support their plus due to the fact that if his contract's evidently not going to tally retired and whoever if they wanted to bargain him successful nevertheless galore years, they'd person to wage a s*** load of wealth for him.

"So it it works for some of them, but I don't spot him being determination successful nine-and-half years. In reality, (Mo) Salah could person the grounds oregon (Harry) Kane could person the grounds earlier helium gets that grounds himself."

Haaland's caller woody comes conscionable 2 months aft City brag Pep Guardiola inked his ain two-year extension. Although the Spaniard admitted the nine volition find it hard to motion forwards owed to the striker's beingness successful the team.

"The bigger strikers volition not travel to beryllium a replacement for Erling, truthful we person to find them young to judge the role," he told The Independent. "Or they’re antithetic players – similar Oscar [Bobb], [James] McAtee, Phil [Foden], and possibly without Erling we’ll play a antithetic way, with a mendacious nine, with alternatives, with much runners from outside, much runners for the channels inside. We volition find solutions.

"We could not spell to motion [Kylian] Mbappe, for example, arsenic a top-class subordinate due to the fact that usually we play with conscionable 1 striker. But of course, we person alternatives conscionable successful lawsuit Erling cannot play each the minutes. We person different options."

Despite Guardiola's claim, Eintracht Frankfurt prima Omar Marmoush is inching person to a £68million move to the Etihad. He's acceptable to travel the January arrivals of Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

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