Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has insisted that he is not aware of a release clause for Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland.

Haaland joined Man City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, despite attracting interest from a number of clubs, including Real Madrid.

While Haaland is under contract with the Premier League champions until June 2027, a recent report suggested that he has a €200m (£175m) release clause in his contract, which can only be activated by clubs outside of the Premier League.

Perez was asked about the release clause at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony, where Real Madrid's Karim Benzema won the award for the first time in his career.

The Real Madrid president said: "Release clause for Erling Haaland? I have no idea, honestly. We have the best players in the world at Real Madrid.

"Mbappe rumours? Makes no sense to speak about it. We have Rodrygo and Vinicius, they are two top players."

Haaland has made an impressive impact since arriving at the Etihad Stadium, scoring 20 goals in 14 appearances. body check tags ::