Mayra Madrigal
Erling Haaland will play in the Premier League next season, after the Citizens acquired his services. No sooner was it announced that the Norwegian striker would be leaving for City than the reactions on social networks and numerous memes and tweets began to pour in.
The Athletic revealed that signing Haaland to Manchester City is a reality and it will not be long before it is made official by the institution. As since last April, the Dortmund star and the English club had reached an agreement.
Monday got off to a lively start with this information, and, although the €75 million termination clause has not been paid yet, this signing has already spurred numerous opinions, and some fans have expressed their opinions in an amusing way.
There are those who are criticizing Erling Haaland for joining the English club: the striker once wore a shirt to protest against human rights abuses in Qatar, and now he will be part of a team owned by someone from the United Arab Emirates.
There are also those who took it humorously and are already imagining with excitement what the passes sent to Haaland by Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne will look like.
In South America, it is believed that with Haaland’s arrival there will be very few opportunities for Julián Álvarez, who is about to leave River Plate to join the City, and they also made memes about it.
Erling Haaland Will Leave a Huge Void at Dortmund
Well, someone who will have to watch another teammate jump ship, is Marco Reus, who will see off another of his Dortmund teammates, just as he has done with Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, among others.
Perhaps this is a surprise signing for many, after teams such as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid had made attempts to sign Erling Haaland after seeing his performances with Dortmund, and expected a different ending.
However, it seems that first love was stronger and is the reason the 21-year-old Norwegian has decided to continue his career in the Premier League.
Why Do we Talk about First Love? There is evidence to show Haaland as a Manchester City fan as a child.
His father, Alf-Inge, played for the City from 2000 to 2003, so those childhood memories may well have convinced him to go with the Manchester Blues.
