Manchester City will offer Erling Haaland a brand new £500,000-per-week contract this summer in a bid to fend off interest from Real Madrid, according to reports.
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Greater Manchester is expected to face a 20-year wait for HS2 trains after the latest delay to the controversial rail link with London was confirmed by the Government.
The high-speed line was due for extension to Crewe from Birmingham between 2030 and 2034 to help boost transport in the north of England. The next stage - the 'Phase 2b' section joining Crewe to Manchester - was set for connection between 2035 and 2041.
But Mark Harper, the transport secretary, yesterday announced a two-year delay to the 'Phase 2a' link between Birmingham and Crewe, with no guarantees of any further delays in the future.
The news is expected to push back construction and could now see HS2 trains enter service in Greater Manchester, the end of the line, by as late as 2043, leaving the burden on the West Coast mainline until then.
Mr Harper confirmed the Government would take the High Speed Rail Bill for Crewe to Manchester through Parliament, saying it would 'form the foundations for improved rail services in the North through the Northern Powerhouse', although no exact dates were set.
He said in a written ministerial statement on Thursday: "We continue to take the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill through Parliament, and the Crewe-to-Manchester section will also form the foundations for improved rail services in the North through Northern Powerhouse Rail."
As the fall-out continued Henri Murison, Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, told the Manchester Evening News the most northerly section of the route, between Crewe and Manchester, would be 'protected' as the leg makes it way towards parliamentary approval.
Mr Murison said he didn't fear for the Manchester leg, adding: "No, we were reassured to see the
Manchester City will offer Erling Haaland a brand new £500,000-per-week contract this summer in a bid to fend off interest from Real Madrid, according to reports.
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