MANCHESTER CITY superstar Erling Haaland received a financial reward after being named man of the match during a pre-season friendly.
But the sum Haaland earned equates to only a few hours’ work on his mammoth Etihad salary.
The star striker led City to a 5-3 win over Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan with a brace.
After full-time, the Norway international was presented with a giant cheque of ¥1million (Yen) – which works out in the region of £5,525.
The 23-year-old earns around £400,000-per-week after tax at the Etihad.
That means it would take the City star just two hours to earn that sum with the Treble winners.
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Fans quickly noticed that hilarious detail and took to social media claiming the Norwegian might not even be bothered to cash that cheque in.
One fan tweeted: “It takes about 3 hours for him to earn this money bro these are pennies for him.”
Another commented: “Imagine they did a giant cheque for MOTM in the Prem for 5 grand… he earns that in an hour.”
A third posted: “If you’re on £400 a week would you be happy with £5 for being man of the match on a Sunday?”
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This fan said: “That’s just pocket change for him.”
And that one stated: “Haaland won 1 million yen for being MOTM today, which is 5 thousand USD.
“He makes like 400,000 per week, that’s chump change for him.”
However, Haaland still received a better award compared to some other MOTM rewards.
Other footballers were handed some absolutely ridiculous prizes, from a live chicken to a Burger King crown and mobile phone data.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
