Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reportedly has no immediate plans to leave the club amid interest from Real Madrid.
Reports in Spain last week suggested that the 23-year-old was not content with life in Manchester and would be open to an exit in the summer.
Real Madrid have been credited with an interest in Haaland for some time, with Carlo Ancelotti's side believed to be prioritising the addition of a new centre-forward ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
However, according to Football Insider, Haaland has no plans to depart Man City any time soon and is happy to play for Pep Guardiola's side.
The report adds that the Citizens have 'no worries' about Haaland's future, with the striker under contract at the Etihad Stadium until June 2027.
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Guardiola addressed the speculation over Haaland's future prior to Man City's 3-1 win against Brentford on Monday, telling reporters: "For one report, for one journalist or one Twitter account, one Instagram account, do you think they are going to change something that is going to happen? It's not going to happen.
"It's going to happen when Erling decides to extend the contract or not, when the club decides to extend a contract or not, or when we have potential offers to him or not.
"If someone wants Erling, it's easy. Call Man City and ask. It's what we do when we want to sign someone. It's not more complicated than that.
"We want him – for a long, long time at this club. For a long time. We are in love with him, we want him."
"I don't have info (about Haaland's future)," Guardiola added. "He arrived last season and the impact was incredible. The beginning of this season, the numbers were really good too. He's had two months injured.
"What happens in the future? Honestly, I don't know. We are happy to have him, hopefully he's happy to be with us. That is what we know. And the rest? I don't know.
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"It's normal that Real Madrid want the best players, and Barcelona want the best players, or (clubs) in Italy, or PSG want the best players. We want the best players and [Manchester] United want the best players, and Liverpool and Arsenal and everyone. It's normal, it's not a surprise.
"A link like that is an honour for us. It means that we did a good job, and especially Erling. In his case he made an incredible job.
"Is it true? I don't know. It's just to make a little bit of noise. It's fine. Of course I ignore it. It doesn't bother me at all. As long as the players are focused on what they have to do, the rest is not important."
Since joining Man City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, Haaland has scored 71 goals in 76 appearances across all competitions, breaking a plethora of goalscoring records in the process.
The Norwegian, who was the focal point of City's treble-winning team last season, has chipped in with 19 goals in 23 games so far this season and started his first game in two months in the win at Brentford, providing an assist for hat-trick hero Phil Foden.
Oliver Thomas
