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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Haaland will be happy at Manchester City even if I don’t stay, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola will welcome Erling Haaland to Manchester City in the summer. Photograph: Matt McNulty/Manchester City/Manchester City FC/Getty Images

Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland would be content at Manchester City even if the club were to change manager.

With Guardiola’s contract due to expire at the end of next season, the City manager has said there is no guarantee he will agree fresh terms, with a decision on his future to be taken at that point. On Wednesday, the club signed the 21-year-old centre-forward on an expected five-year deal, the length of which suggests the Norwegian will be expecting to play under Guardiola for longer than 12 months.

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