Erling Haaland celebrating one of his goals against Nottingham (6-0)

EXPLAINS HIS TRANSFER TO CITY

"You can't say 'no' to Madrid": Erling Haaland's unexpected confession

Published:4/09/2022 - 19:07h

Updated:4/09/2022 - 19:07h

In a documentary that will come out on Viaplay next Saturday, the 'Haaland clan' explains how the footballer ended up signing for Manchester City and not for Real Madrid this summer

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Erling Haaland Is one of the proper names of this beginning of the season 2022-2023. It has adapted of wonders in the Manchester City and keeps valid his impressive idyll with the goal, registering ten targets to his name in the Premier league in six days contested. It has been an incorporation of luxury for Pep Guardiola, that has found finally the '9' that so much had looked for.

The picture of the 'sky blues' did with the signing of Haaland by 60 million euros after winning him the career to a few teams that were interested. To the straight final only arrived the English and the Real Madrid, although as it has informed previously, the ones of Chamartín never saw prioritario to 100% his signing by the presence of Karim Benzema and the signing of Kylian Mbappé, that finish 'planting them' when it seemed totally enclosed.

After a sinfín of rumours, has been the own footballer and his surroundings the one who has desvelado the reality of what sucedió in the last months and the reason by which Haaland chose the Etihad Stadium like his destination from this season. In an advance of a documentary titled 'Halaand: The Choice" ("Haaland: The election", in Spanish), have gone out to the light all the secremos.

In said advance, Haaland is questioned by the Real Madrid and his answer has sorprendio to more than one in the social networks. They ask him that "How can say that no to a legendary club like the Real Madrid?" And he, with a smile, answered second afterwards that "Good question. You can not do it really".

Haaland Finish in the City

His father, Alf-Inge Haaland, finished explaining the reason by which his son finish dressing of 'sky blue': "Have in mind a criterion, who needs a '9'? The Manchester City is a 10, is the perfect option, whereas the Real Madrid is a 5 or a 6 by how is playing Benzema now. They will achieve fichar to Mbappé?". Like this then , in definite, Haaland did not finish in Chamartín by the figure of Benzema and the conditioning of the possible signing of Mbappé.