The craziest thing about Erling Haaland’s £500,000-a-week salary? It makes sense | Sean Ingle
Manchester City striker’s wages may appear outrageous but they are in line with the level of pay given to other superstars
What do you make of Erling Haaland’s new £500,000-a-week basic salary? Ridiculous? Staggering? Obscene at a time when too many children are arriving at school unfed? That seemed to be the prevailing view after his 10-year contract with Manchester City was announced on Friday. Even Haaland admitted his contract was “a bit crazy”.
But do you know what may be crazier still? Haaland making £26m a year actually makes sense. For football reasons, yes. Because of what economists call the “superstar” effect – which explains why the gap between the sporting super elite and the next best is widening.
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