Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has, on Saturday, supplied his tackle Alfie Haaland’s latest feedback surrounding his son’s resolution to hitch rivals Man Metropolis.
For these not conscious, hitman Haaland caught the headlines as soon as extra earlier this week.
On this event, although, the Norwegian’s head-turning antics didn’t come on the pitch, however as an alternative away from it.
This got here as quotes attributed to Haaland’s father Alfie, as a part of the recently-released documentary ‘Haaland: The Huge Resolution’, supplied an perception into the 22-year-old’s latest name on his future.
Haaland, in fact, opted to name time on his stint in Germany with Borussia Dortmund earlier this 12 months.
On the again of widespread hypothesis throughout the media, the prolific attacker in the end opted to take his skills to England, to hyperlink up with Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis.
And Alfie, in flip, supplied an perception into the method which in the end led his son to comply with in his footsteps in lining out within the famed sky blue.
“On our record, I feel Metropolis is the perfect group,” Haaland sr. defined. “[Bayern] Munich is quantity two. We’ve Actual Madrid as quantity three, Paris Saint-Germain as quantity 4.
“We even have some English groups apart from Metropolis who’re fairly good. Liverpool and Chelsea. Additionally, there may be Barcelona. They’re form of in the identical row.”
One altogether noteworthy omission from this record, in fact, comes within the type of Manchester United.
Previous to his Etihad change being confirmed, the Crimson Devils had been named as long-term suitors of Haaland’s signature, determined to safe a long-term answer to their woes up high.
Talking forward of Sunday’s highly-anticipated Manchester Derby, Erik ten Hag, because of this, was drawn on the entire absence of his aspect from Alfie Haaland’s record of potential summer season touchdown spots.
United’s boss, although, appeared altogether unphased by the matter.
“I’m certain after I return within the window and I used to be involved with quite a lot of gamers, quite a lot of gamers, you’re feeling United is a very enticing membership for them,” Ten Hag defined. “So I’m not involved about that time.”
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