Erling Haaland

[Hopkirk]

Erling Haaland was born in Leeds.

Quick! Give him a British passport.

[Arksided]

Ole’ wanted him at United but the cash cow nobs, didn’t listen to him.

[Hopkirk]

If only you had taken him, you could have sold him to the noisy neighbours.

[Ken4155]

If only, Hoppy, if only.

The guy's a complete monster and the only good news for the rest of the PL is that (apparently) there's a clause in his contract which suggests he won't be at City for more than a few years. Pep, of course, has refuted these claims.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/real-madrid-erling-haaland-transfer-28157197

[Ken4155]

Pep's take on the story;

https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-city/pep-guardiola-rubbishes-erling-haaland-real-madrid-transfer-clause-in-man-city-contract-3869197

[Arksided]

A fantastic player for me a shame he went to the pail blues, but let’s be honest we all know he’s going to the baggies.

[Old_Geezer]

I think you have to pay for a passport.

[goodgoalie]

Hadn't realised his father is Alfie Haaland who had his leg broken in that premeditated brutal attack by the revolting Roy Keane, and only played 48 minutes of football afterwards.
How Keane was never charged with assault is a mystery.

[Hopkirk]

If he came to the Baggies he would stop scoring instantly. Steve Bruce would probably sub him.

[New Judge]

//How Keane was never charged with assault is a mystery.//

It's no mystery. Football exists on a different planet where normal rules do not apply. The same strange rules see three clubs in the Premiership paying more than 95% of their revenue out in wages. It also sees the subject of this question being paid close on a million pounds a week for his services. This equates to almost 10% of his employer's total annual revenue from all sources. Show me a large company which pays 10% of its revenue to one employee and I'll agree that "Planet Football" might not exist.

The big mystery in reality is how a fairly mundane and repetitive game, which sees an unusually high number of cheats among its participants, can generate so much revenue in the first place.

[Arksided]

In his day Steve Bruce would've stopped him.

[Arksided]

^ spoken by a true liverpool fan.

[piggynose]

Serge Gnabry! Remember him hoppy?
Pulis said he wasn't that good!!?

[bobbinwales]

A million a week newjudge...have you got a link ...or did you mean a month??

[drmorgans]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11287753/Erling-Haaland-earns-865-000-WEEK-Man-City.html

[Ken4155]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11291259/Sportsmails-writers-argue-Erling-Haalands-staggering-865K-WEEK-pay.html

[Canary42]

It's so ironic that the red side of Manchester who so boldly led football's charge into Big Business, now the boot's on the other (blue) foot they all start whinging about billionaire owners.

It's called Kharma chaps.

[bobbinwales]

Thanks for the links. Sp its 'only £375000pw salary... the rest is max possible bonuses 'tho the articles accepts there going to be less asit assumes his there 52 weeks and his not.
Still alot

[DTCwordfan]

His form is slipping - he only got the one goal yesterday.....