Manchester City left ‘surprised’ by Premier League chief executive silence over Erling Haaland breakthrough | OneFootball

The Premier League’s CEO Richard Masters and his silence in light of the contractual breakthrough around Erling Haaland has left some within Manchester City ‘surprised’.

The reigning champions of the Premier League shocked the sport last week by announcing that they had secured the future of Erling Haaland for the next 10 years, with the Norwegian signing on to a nine-and-a-half year agreement.

The deal is understood to be one of the most lucrative agreements ever seen in football, with some claims going as far as to suggest that when all is taken into account, the Norwegian striker will be earning close to £1 million per week.

Manchester City ensuring the future of Erling Haaland will no doubt be a major boost to the club and its position within the game, but also for the global audience appeal of the Premier League as a whole.

As such, new information has surfaced from within the Etihad Stadium directly relating to the reaction, or lack of such, from the Premier League and one of the organisation’s most crucial and prominent figures.

According to the information of MailSport’s Mike Keegan, officials within Manchester City are ‘a little surprised’ not to have received acknowledgement from Premier League CEO Richard Masters after Erling Haaland’s nine-and-a-half-year contract renewal.

Masters has not spoken publicly on matters concerning Manchester City for several months now, and last spoke out on the club when questioned on the ongoing legal matter surrounding the side’s well-publicised 115 charges for alleged breaches of financial rules.

“I agree [everyone wants Manchester City’s case to be resolved]. I think it does need to be resolved. It’s not in our hands. It’s in the hands of an independent panel. They’re in charge of the timing and running of the process, and we must let them get on with it,” Masters said during an interview last summer.

The Premier League’s chief executive was also not in attendance at Manchester City’s final game of last season and as such did not present Pep Guardiola’s side with their winners’ medals and trophy as he opted to attend Arsenal against Everton.