According to reports, Manchester City wants to “open contract talks” with Erling Haaland to guarantee the striker’s long-term future.

With four years left on his contract, the 23-year-old Norwegian transferred from Borussia Dortmund to the Etihad for £51 million in 2022.

Champions League winners City, according to the Daily Mail, have “an appetite to lengthen that by at least another season.”

Real Madrid will suffer a “major blow” if talks about raising his present £400,000 weekly salary are allowed to proceed.

After missing out on both opportunities over the previous 18 months, they still have a “strong interest” in bringing Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain to the Bernabeu and a “desire” to get Haaland to LaLiga.

Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge was a Cityzens player, went on to lead Pep Guardiola’s team to the Triple Crown in his first season at the Etihad, scoring a record-breaking 52 goals.

With his management “believing he can still improve,” City is now “wanting to reward those exploits.”

According to this most recent version, the new package’s “possible release clause” will be one of the key talking points.

When Haaland signed his contract last year, it had two clauses added to it. One was contingent on Guardiola’s future, and the other was set to expire in November.

In ten games this season, the hotshot has already scored eight goals.

But in Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League victory away at RB Leipzig, he failed to register a point.

But when his team visits championship rivals Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, he will be hoping to add to that total.