Fabrizio Romano has commented on the possible recent transfer of Erling Haaland’s father following the Norwegian striker’s sensational performance for Manchester City when they thrashed rivals Manchester United 6-3 yesterday.
Haaland enjoyed a memorable first Manchester Derby, scoring a hat-trick to help City take three important points and enjoy bragging rights against their neighbours.
It has been an incredible start for Haaland at City, with the 22-year-old scoring 17 goals in his first 11 games for Pep Guardiola’s side, 14 of them in just eight Premier League games.
Still, how long will we see Haaland at the Etihad Stadium? His father, Alf-Inge Haaland, may have already charted his son’s career to some extent, as he hinted that there are also future plans to play in leagues like La Liga and Serie A.
Speaking about the documentary ‘Haaland: The Big Decision’, quoted by the Daily Star, Alf-Inge, who also played for City, said: “I think Erling wants to show his skills in all leagues. So he can stay there. [Manchester City] for three or four years at the most.
“I could be, for example, two and a half years in Germany, two and a half years in England and then in Spain, Italy, France, right?”
Still, Romano, writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, insists that Haaland is currently very happy with the City project and with life under Guardiola.
He adds, however, that Haaland is an ambitious player, so this situation may remain open to some extent.
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“I think he (Haaland senior) was smiling when he said it!” Roman said. “Of course I know that Erling is an ambitious guy and he is attracted to many different leagues, but there is really nothing to discuss now.
“He’s in love with the Manchester City project: the coach, the fans, his teammates… it’s just the beginning, I’m sure he’ll fight for the Ballon d’Or in the coming years and the same for the Champions League”.
Despite Haaland’s brilliance, City remain a point behind league leaders Arsenal at the moment, although one imagines it won’t be long before they reassert themselves as title favorites if his signing of summer continues to tick at such a prolific rate.
