– I was born in England and been a City fan all my life. I know a lot about the club. I feel at home here, and I think I can develop and get the best out of me as a player in City, says Erling Braut Haaland in a video on the club’s website. Father Alfie Haaland played 38 games for the club in the early 2000s. AS A FATHER AS A SON: Erling Braut Haaland is following in his father’s footsteps when he now plays for City. Alf Inge Haaland played for the Manchester club between 2000 and 2003. Photo: IAN HODGSON / Reuters – There have been many changes in the last 20 years, but he has lived here and knows what it means. We’ve talked about what it’s like here, what’s best for me, what the one and the other are, and tried to find out everything. He has been a good father. Haaland thinks he and the club are a good match. – I have always watched City and have loved to do so in recent seasons. You can not help but admire their style of play, it is exciting, and they create many chances, which is perfect for a player like me, says Haaland. LIGHT BLUE: Erling Braut Haaland will play in light blue suits for the next few years. Photo: mancity.com Has been silent City confirmed in May that the club agreed with Dortmund on a transfer for the Norwegian star striker. This put an end to one of the biggest transition sagas in international football in the last year. However, the official presentation of the football star has been long overdue. Until now. The recent Premier League winner posted pictures of Haaland signing the contract at 11 o’clock on Monday. By then, they had already given hints about the presentation through several twitter messages. Haaland has met the press via the national team since City confirmed agreement with the Norwegian, but he has not been able to comment on the transfer because the presentation itself had not been completed. Several media outlets have tried their hand at the press conferences, but Haaland was silent about his new club. NEW TRAINING ROOMS: Haaland has already visited some of City’s fitness facilities. Photo: mancity.com Greetings from City stars The Haaland transition has already been well received by the City stars. When the Norwegian got ready for the club in May, midfielder Aymeric Laporte Haaland welcomed in this way: “Glad not to run after this guy for the next couple of years. Welcome, Erling “, he wrote on Twitter. Laporte’s teammate Kyle Walker was also out with a welcome greeting to the Norwegian. “Welcome, Erling. Looking forward to starting the work “, Walker wrote on Twitter. Haaland becomes the sixth Norwegian to play for Manchester City. Dad Alfie Haaland, Kåre Ingebrigtsen, Egil Østenstad, Abdisalam Ibrahim and Åge Hareide have already played for the light blues. Amazing goal statistics The Norwegian is a Manchester City player from 1 July. He finished with 85 goals in 88 games for Borussia Dortmund. He came there from Salzburg in January last year. FROM YELLOW TO BLUE: Erling Braut Haaland was hailed by Dortmund fans in his last Bundesliga match. Now yellow is replaced with blue. Photo: LEON KUEGELER / Reuters Haaland has also recently replaced the national team. On Sunday, he scored his fourth and fifth goals for Norway in four Nations League matches. Jærbuen stands with 20 goals in its 21 international matches and is well on its way to Jørgen Juve’s moss-grown national team record of 33 goals. – Erling has everything we want in a striker, and we are sure that he will excel in this squad and this system, says technical director Txiki Begiristain in Manchester City. Most goals for Norway 1. Jørgen Juve, 33 goals (45 games). 2. Einar Gundersen, 26 goals (33 games). 3. Harald Hennum, 25 goals (43 games). 4. John Carew, 24 goals (91 games). 5. Ole Gunnar Solskjær, 23 goals (67 games). 5. Tore André Flo, 23 goals (76 games). 7. Gunnar Thoresen, 22 goals (64 games). 8. Steffen Iversen, 21 goals (79 games). 9. Erling Braut Haaland, 20 goals (21 games). 9. Joshua King, 20 goals (63 games). 9. Jan Åge Fjørtoft, 20 goals (71 games). 12. Odd Iversen, 19 goals (45 games). 12. Olav Nilsen, 19 goals (62 games). 12. Øyvind Leonhardsen, 19 goals (86 games). The names in bold are still active. Sources: Norwegian Football Association, Store norske leksikon.
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