Haaland was officially unveiled as a new Manchester City player after the English Champions activated his release clause from Borussia Dortmund
New Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has revealed that Riyad Mahrez played a huge part in convincing him to sign for the Premier League champions. Haaland was officially unveiled as a City player on Monday.
The Pep Guardiola side beat other top European sides to sign the teenage striker by activating his release clause from Borussia Dortmund. He joins on a five-year deal contract that will see him become one of the top earners in England.
The Mirror reports that Haaland’s father Alf-Inge was heavily involved in convincing his son to join City. Alf-Inge himself was a player for the Citizens in the early 2000s. But it has now emerged that it wasn’t only the father that was involved in the decision.
Riyad Mahrez met Haaland during their holidays last season in the Mykonos in Greece as other players and the rest of the world took part in the Euro championships. The pair is said to have struck a friendship.
Yes, he told me to come to City, so he was right about that. He talks, he said some good things about the club.
The 21-year-old also explained the role his father played in the transfer.
First of all, my father a little bit. I was born in England, I’ve been a City fan my whole life and I know a lot about the club.
He lived in England, he played for the club. Of course, a lot of things have changed in the last 20 years but he lived here, so he knows what it is.
We’ve just been speaking about basically how it is, what’s the best for me, what’s this, what’s that, and to try and find out everything. He’s been a good dad in that thing there.
