Haaland is driving City fans crazy: "We will have fun"

Manchester City have presented three of the four players signed today for next season outside the Etihad Stadium. The presence of Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, incorporated from Borussia Dortmund, was enthusiastically welcomed by the ten thousand fans present.

Two other reinforcements who joined Pep Guardiola’s squad also participated in the act: Argentine striker Julián Álvarez, from River Plate, and German goalkeeper of Spanish origin Stefan Ortega, who came from Arminia Bielefeld. Instead, midfielder Kalvin Phillips (Leeds) is out due to illness.

“I can’t wait to start,” Haaland said, holding the microphone, on stage before his new fans and wearing the number 9 shirt he will wear from now on. “I’m sure we’ll have fun together. And when I’m happy I can score goals. And the team wins, it’s really that easy,” the Norwegian star released without hesitation.

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Haaland feels he is one of the City family. “My first idol was clearly my father, but at home it was full of Sergio Agüero shirts,” he then assured to the delight of the fans, referring to the legendary former Argentine striker, the top scorer in the history of ‘ citizen ‘club. with 260 goals from 2011 to 2021.

City were familiar with Haaland as his father Alf-Inge played for them between 2000 and 2003 as a right-back and midfielder. Erling was born in Leeds on July 21, 2000 just days after Alf-Inge joined City from Leeds United.

“The first game in the City will be special”

“My dad played here and was always special to do something your dad could do too,” Haaland confesses, eager to play. “Hopefully the preparation stage passes quickly so I can play the important games right away, because for the first time with It will be special, more than dealing with this team as a rival”.

Haaland now sang with the fans the choruses they greeted him with, he stopped several times to enter everyone, with the joy of being a City player making this first day even more special as a center forward for the club. .

For his part, Stefan Ortega, at his 29 years old, revealed that “my idols are Iker Casillas and Oliver Kahn, so I’m a mix of German and Spanish goalkeeper. I’m a modern meta, like I take risks, but I also save. I want to improve, learn every day and help my teammates. “

Finally, Julián Álvarez, 22, praised Agüero and declared that “I have clearly talked to him and I want to continue the history of Argentines with this group.”