Haaland, 22, has scored 27 Premier League goals since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund. Alright However, his manager, Pep Guardiola, has previously denied reports that the striker's contract contains a release clause that allows him to join Real Madrid in 2024. "There's the Premier League and then there's Madrid," agent Rafaela Pimenta explained."They have something of their own that is also the players' dream. "Madrid maintains the magic. They lack weekly competitions, but they do have the Champions League." Madrid has won the Champions League five times since 2014, and they knocked the Premier League champions out of the competition in the semi-finals last year. Brazilian lawyer Pimenta was super agent Mino Raiola's business partner and has taken over sole control of the agency since his death in April last year.She stated at the FT Business of Football Summit in London that Norwegian forward Haaland wanted to join City because of the opportunity to work with Guardiola, the appeal of the Premier League, and the fact that his father Alfie also played for the club.Pimenta went on to say that she and her players "always try to make a plan" for how they want their careers to unfold. "We need to make a plan, and we need to have a goal," she explained. "Maybe we won't achieve it, but if we don't know where we're going, then for sure we don't get there.
"We make plans, yes, even if they're for a 15-year-old. We can't just sit here and wait." Pimenta has also been taken aback by the number of players pursuing moves to the Premier League. "When I first started in this business, if I told a player, 'you move to England,' they'd ask me, 'what did I do wrong?'" she continued. "Now, when we ask players what their goal is, they say the Premier League. They don't say a team, such as City, Chelsea, or Arsenal, but rather the Premier League."This is the first time in 25 years that I've heard so many players say they want to play in a league rather than a club. For an agent, this is the place to be. "An agent must be present where a player wishes to be. It's an excellent league. Everyone wants to watch it because it's so competitive, and every game is a challenge."
