Norwegian international Erling Haaland has been in an extraordinary form since moving to Manchester City.
He is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world and was linked with other clubs before deciding to join Manchester City. The player revealed in the interview that he used to watch Newcastle United as a child and that there were a lot of Newcastle fans in Norway when he was growing up. He added that there were also some Leeds United fans.
Newcastle’s Erling Haaland
Haaland rode The rest is soccer: “Because in Norway, that’s the league we watch. In Norway, everyone has a team. Especially in my hometown, there are a lot of Newcastle supporters, because Newcastle is less than an hour’s flight away.”
“It’s really close. There’s always a lot of Leeds fans.”
Reacting to his comments, former Premier League stars Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer questioned why he did not eventually join Newcastle.
“Why didn’t you go to Newcastle?” Mr Lineker asked. “I was just about to ask that myself,” Shearer added.
It would have been a coup for Haaland.
The signing of Haaland is an unusual move for Newcastle and will leave the Magpies wondering what would have happened if they had been able to sign a player like him. He has been an unstoppable force at Manchester City since joining the club and he could have transformed Newcastle in attack.
The Magpies currently have an ambitious project and a quality team. They want to build a team that can win trophies every season. They recently managed to sign German attacker Nick Woltemade. However, the sides require more creativity. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to bring in the players they need and improve their squad during the January transfer window.
They will be hoping to finish as high as possible and qualify for next season’s Champions League.
