Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (AP)
Spanish media have speculated in current days that Haaland might flip his again on City for Real Madrid after being snubbed for a number of top-level awards this previous season.
Pep Guardiola dismissed all rumors that Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is just not completely happy at Manchester City on Friday.
Spanish media have speculated in current days that Haaland might flip his again on City for Real Madrid after being snubbed for a number of top-level awards this previous season.
Despite a file 52 objectives final season and being a driving pressure in City’s historic treble Haaland was second to Lionel Messi within the 2023 Best Fifa award. He tied with the Argentinian on 48 votes however misplaced as a result of a larger variety of nationwide staff captains selected Messi.
Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola was additionally requested concerning the rumours.
“Reports in Spain claim that Haaland isn’t happy with life and climate in Manchester…”.Pep Guardiola: “We don’t have the feeling that Erling is unhappy. Maybe the media in Spain, especially Madrid, has more information than us…”. pic.twitter.com/uNpHf7RgSp
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 2, 2024
“I don’t know, you have to ask the media from Madrid,” mentioned Guardiola.
“Maybe they have more info than we have. We don’t have that feeling that he’s unhappy. He was [unhappy] because he could not play for two months because he was injured but maybe the media from Spain, and especially Madrid, have more information than us.
“We cannot say he didn’t adapt quickly [on joining in summer 2022] and he was not fine since he arrived. But we cannot control what people say. What’s important is that he’s happy. And when he’s unhappy, he will make his decision.”
Erling Haaland was lastly again in motion for City after coming in as a second-half substitute of their earlier PL fixture towards Burnley, the place they received 3-1.
“Yes, he’s ready (to start),” added Guardiola.
“Everyone is ready right now because they are not injured as much. If they are on the bench, they are ready.”
Haaland went goalless in his 20-minute cameo upon return however nonetheless, he stays the Premier League’s high goal-scorer with 14 in 16 appearances this season.
And for Guardiola, it’s merely a matter of time earlier than Haaland will get again into scorching sizzling type in entrance of objective.
“He played 25 minutes and every transition, every pass, all the players look at him. I know how important he is for us,” mentioned Guardiola.
“We try for all the strikers to be happy, especially him, and it will depend how we play. If we play quite comfortable and good, he will get a lot of balls.
“This is what we want and after that he will do the rest.”
(with inputs from companies)
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