Erling Haaland’s dad hints £86m striker will snub Man Utd transfer for City and dreams of returning to Premier League
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ERLING HAALAND'S dad has hinted the £86million-rated striker will snub a move to Manchester United to join rivals City.
Father Alf-Inge, a former Man City player himself, has revealed his son dreams of playing in the Premier League.
While United are desperate to add the Red Bull Salzburg star, 19, for some much-needed firepower, he's more likely to join the champions according to his dad.
Alf-Inge told talkSPORT: "He was a Leeds fan and a [Manchester] City fan and a Nottingham Forest fan.
"He followed me but that's what you do in your youth.
"There's a difference between being a supporter and having it as a job. But he was born in Leeds.
"I think at one stage he would like to play in the Premier League. When that's going to happen, I don't know. It's a very tough league.
"Up to now he's ahead of the stage we thought he would be at. He's built for the Premier League at one stage, I think.
"Whether that happens now or at a later stage, we don't know."
Speaking of his son's £86m price-tag, Alf-Inge added: "There are always stories.
"He's at Salzburg and he's at a fantastic club and playing in the Champions League, so in a way there's no hurry.
"But Salzburg have shown in the past they're sort of a middle-step club and if they're going to recruit players in the future they can't put a stupid price tag on the players, otherwise nobody would like to go there."
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On Tuesday night, Haaland Jnr scored his seventh Champions League goal in just four games in what is his first full season at Salzburg.
His 11th-minute penalty in the draw with Napoli saw him enter the record books - with no other player managing more than FIVE in their first four Champions League matches.
He also joins Alessandro Del Piero, Diego Costa and Ze Carlos as the only players to score in each of his first four Champions League games.