Erling Haaland gave a rousing birthday speech to his Manchester City team-mates while being egged on by Jack Grealish. The £51million Norwegian superstar celebrated his 22nd birthday while away on tour with Man City for pre-season.
Grealish and Co sung Haaland’s name as the forward swung a serviette in the air. Jack the Lad said: “Speech! Speech!”
Haaland made his way to the head of the table and said: “Thank you everybody. I will not be boring. Thank you everybody for a good welcome. I really appreciate it. From the physios… from everybody. I hope everybody enjoys the day today and yeah, let’s keep going!”
Haaland’s speech was met with laughter and cheers, as well as his own personal song. The summer signing is in line to make his City debut against old rivals Bayern Munich on Sunday.
They play the German champions at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin with kick-off at midnight UK time. Haaland’s next outing could then be against Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Champions City will meet the domestic cup double winners in the Community Shield. The match will be held at the King Power Stadium on Saturday July 30.
Video: “HAALAND HAALAND!” Jack Grealish provides a behind-the-scenes insight into ErlingHaaland’s Man City welcome on Instagram!
Source: thesun.co.uk
