Erling Haaland contract sends transfer statement and trust message to leave Pep Guardiola and Man City thrilled

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola cut an understandably delighted figure when he faced the media on Friday lunchtime in the aftermath of the bombshell Erling Haaland contract news.

The City striker has agreed a staggering 10 year contract extension which will keep him at the Etihad until 2034. The news is a huge filip to City and Guardiola, who agreed his own extended deal earlier in the season.

The City chief spoke at length about the implications of the Haaland deal in a detailed press conference. Here's every word he had to say.

How big of a statement is the ten year contract for Haaland?

"Absolutely. It's the trust for the club to Erling. Because you never know what can happen in the next year. But the club knows perfectly how professional he is. His commitment in every single game and every single day to show his talent. And of course for him, because in 10 years, you never know what's going to happen. It's a long, long time. And always in the short careers, you have to say, OK, stay we'll see what happens. And he proved what he wanted. And the trust, as I said before, was the trust with the club."

You're a manager. It's your job to get more out of players. What can he improve on?

"Many things. Of course, the club and the team, myself as a manager, we have to create an environment, create a lot of moments that he can intervene in when he is unstoppable. Because there is the best. And we have to, of course, in the relation and more than that, understand the game in general, what happened during the game, what are the decisions you have to take, you have to make. But I think he's so young, still young, and I'm pretty sure he's mature, that playing games and games and games is going to happen naturally."

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