Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland has stated he has “no excuses” as a part of a message marking the two-time Premier League high scorer’s twenty fourth birthday on the membership’s US tour 2024.
Staff-mates Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker and Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho, who was with Haaland at earlier membership Borussia Dortmund, had been among the many high-profile gamers to congratulate the Norway worldwide.
“Thanks for all of the birthday needs, everybody,” replied Haaland. “Twenty-four years outdated means I’m now not a expertise anymore, so let’s get to work. No excuses.”
Man Metropolis US tour
Haaland’s pre-season journey with Metropolis begins towards Scottish giants Celtic in North Carolina on Wednesday (12:30am BST).
The reigning Premier League champions then face Milan in New York on Saturday (11pm BST), Barcelona in Orlando on July 31 (midnight BST) and Chelsea in Ohio on August 3 (10.30pm BST).
Haaland stats, switch rumours
In 2023/24, Haaland completed on 27 top-flight objectives – 9 wanting his tally in his previous debut marketing campaign, failing to attain in three of Metropolis’s remaining 4 video games.
A kind of was their shock FA Cup remaining defeat to Manchester United, when Haaland, who additionally missed 9 video games in all competitions by way of damage, had a quiet match.
He was linked with a transfer to Actual Madrid halfway by way of 2023/24 however famous his third season with supervisor Pep Guardiola’s facet earlier this week by posting: “Yr three – let’s get to it.”
Erling Haaland wage
Handsomely-paid Haaland earns a primary wage of £375,000 per week or £19.5 million a yr, based on Capology.
With bonuses, these figures are stated to rise to a most of £850,000 every week or £44.2m yearly as a part of a contract till 2027.
Metropolis begin their season towards United within the Group Defend on August 10 and journey to Chelsea eight days later for his or her Premier League opener.
They completed two factors above Arsenal final season, dropping three of their 38 league matches and reaching the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals, by which Madrid ousted them on penalties.
Haaland didn’t be a part of a lot of his Metropolis team-mates at Euro 2024 as a result of Norway failed to succeed in the finals from a tricky qualifying group.
Single-goal house defeats to Spain and Scotland, who each reached the finals, led to Norway lacking out on a spot in Germany and ensured Haaland would have extra time to relaxation than among the finest gamers in Europe this summer time.
