- Manchester City is considering legal action against Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme over his claims that Erling Haaland has a release clause and wishes to join the Spanish club.
- Riquelme, who is challenging incumbent president Florentino Perez, displayed a "Haaland 9" shirt on Spanish television while making the transfer promise.
- Manchester City has strongly denied Riquelme's assertions, stating there is no contractual clause enabling Haaland's departure and that the stories are untrue.
- Haaland's father, Alfie Haaland, and agent, Rafaela Pimenta, issued a joint statement dismissing the claims as "all very entertaining but not true."
- Haaland, who joined City in 2022, signed a contract extension in January 2025, securing his future with the club for another nine-and-a-half seasons.
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