ERLING HAALAND is successful enactment to go the Premier League's apical earner.
The goal-scoring instrumentality has reportedly been offered a caller woody astatine Man City that volition marque him the highest-paid subordinate successful the past of England's apical flight.
Haaland, 24, has been sensational since his accomplishment successful Manchester successful 2022, scoring 105 goals successful 114 games since signing from Borussia Dortmund.
And contempt already being the league's 2nd highest-paid player, earning £375,000-per-week, City person reportedly laid a record-breaking caller connection connected the array that volition marque him the Prem's apical earner.
According to The Mirror, the four-in-a-row champions person offered Haaland a staggering £500,000-per-week declaration that volition spot him enactment astatine the Etihad until the extremity of the 2028/29 season.
That HALF A MILLION lb a week declaration would spot him propulsion distant from teammate Kevin De Bruyne, who is presently the Prem's champion paid subordinate with his £400,000-per-week deal.
Unsurprisingly, City are said to person received a "positive response" to the lucrative connection from Haaland and his campy aft negotiations successful Norway alongside the bagman's household and Brazilian super-agent Rafaela Pimenta.
Man City are reportedly "increasingly confident" that the Norwegian planetary volition enactment pen to insubstantial connected the projected two-year extension.
However, it's claimed determination is inactive a stumbling artifact that could de-rail the deal.
Haaland's campy are understood to beryllium steadfast successful keeping the striker's £150million merchandise clause successful place, but City execs privation it dropped.
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The Mirror's study says that some parties could hold connected expanding the merchandise clause to £200m to get a woody implicit the line.
Should Haaland motion the woody helium volition beryllium 1 of the best-paid players successful each of Europe and the standout earner successful the Premier League.
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The erstwhile RB Salzburg guardant volition beryllium making implicit £150,000 much per week than the Prem's 3rd and 4th highest earners - Mohamed Salah and Casemiro.
He would gain immoderate £175,000 much each week than Raheem Sterling, who's £325,000-a-week wage - which is divided betwixt Arsenal and Chelsea - makes him the Prem's 5th apical earner.
Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish are besides portion of the league's apical 10 highest-paid players and would inactive spot their £300,000-per-week wages airy successful examination to Haaland's.
While the Prem's 10th best-paid star, Kai Havertz, would beryllium earning astir HALF of Haaland's salary, contempt making immoderate £280,000 each week.