Haaland: “I want the Champions League with City and to play the World Cup with Norway”

Erling Haaland stars in the new digital cover of GQ Hype, a magazine where he gave an interview where he talks about his hopes of taking Manchester City, his team, to the Champions League, about his wishes he had to help Norway. to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and how he uses meditation to manage stress, among other topics. “Benzema is 35 years old and is playing better than ever. In 12 years, when I am his age, I hope to be a better footballer than now,” said Haaland.

Haaland, on his City goals

“I will do everything in my power to be a key player and win trophies at Manchester City. My goal is for us to win the Champions League, hopefully”.

What is the dream of the Norwegian national team

“Norway is a very small country. It has 5.5 million inhabitants. I think less. We are not a big country. But then at the World Cup you see small countries doing incredible things. We hope to qualify (for the 2026 World Cup), this is my biggest goal with them. I hope to play a World Cup with Norway one day.”

About the Ballon d’Or

“We all want to win. But I don’t think it’s good to think about it too much. If you and your team really play, you will get good results, you will start winning trophies, and you will definitely be among the finalists. Like De Bruyne, who is third, and I think deservedly so, by the way. But yeah, you can’t start thinking about those things.”

In his relaxation and meditation practices

“It’s a very positive discipline. Relax, try not to think too much. Stress is not good for anyone. I don’t want to be stressed, and I try not to get to that point. But the concept of meditation is to push those kinds of thoughts away. It’s a personal thing, but it’s worked really well for me. I worry too much about sleeping well. I think for me the most important thing in life is to sleep, not only to sleep a lot, but to sleep well.”