• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Sent 'Wrong Side Of Manchester' Text To Erling Haaland When He Signed For City

Home> Football

Updated 15:47 24 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 14:37 14 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Sent 'Wrong Side Of Manchester' Text To Erling Haaland When He Signed For City

The former Manchester United manager sent a cheeky text to his fellow Norwegian.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer congratulated Erling Haaland on his move to Manchester City with a cheeky 'wrong side of Manchester' text message.

After months of speculation surrounding his future at Borussia Dortmund, Haaland finally completed a £51.2 million move to Premier League champions City last month.

The Norwegian forward has penned a five-year deal worth a reported £375,000-a-week at the Etihad – a contract that rivals Kevin De Bruyne as the club's top earner.

In the end, Haaland decided to join his father's former club, City. But at one stage, local rivals United looked to be in the driving seat to sign the Norwegian striker when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge.

Solskjaer, who managed the prolific goalscorer during his time at Eliteserien side Molde, is a big fan of the player and the feeling is mutual.

Advert

“He [Solskjaer] has had a huge impact on my life, both as a person and as a trainer,” Haaland told TV2 in September 2019. “He won the Champions League and was an incredibly good player. He has taught me a lot."

Image credit: Alamy
Image credit: Alamy

The pair have kept in touch over the years and when Haaland penned a deal with City in June, former United boss Solskjaer penned a good luck message to his friend... kind of.

"When I signed with City he congratulated me and wrote to me 'Good luck on going to the wrong side of Manchester'," Haaland to The Manchester Evening News.

Advert

"We talk sometimes. As you know, he had a huge impact on my career when I was at Molde. He's a good guy."

Image credit: Alamy
Image credit: Alamy

In the past, Haaland has credited the former United boss for improving his overall game.

"When I came to Molde as a 16-year-old boy, he taught me a lot of things from day one. He was my coach then and he taught me a lot of things,” he told ESPN in 2020.

Advert

“He was a striker, I’m a striker and he has won the Champions League and that’s also a dream for me, so he’s been teaching me a lot of finishing skills and small movements in the box and these kind of things.”

Solskjaer, meanwhile, has kept a close eye on his former player.

“When you have had kids and players through as a coach, you follow them and I keep in touch with Erling,” Solskjaer said last year.

“It’s great to see him become the player he has become and [how] he works to improve all the time."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/erling.haaland - Alamy

Topics: Erling Haaland, Manchester City, Premier League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

X

@jackkenmare_

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has finally admitted what Manchester United fans always suspected about Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demands Besiktas to sign Man Utd star before transfer deadline day
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer handpicked Man Utd's 'next Michael Carrick' but the club didn't listen and sold him for insulting fee
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks up chances of Man Utd return as pressure on Erik ten Hag increases

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
4 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Ex-Chelsea wonderkid tipped to be 'football's next big thing' announces shock retirement from football

    The player made seven appearances for Chelsea and was once compared to Eden Hazard.

    Football
  • 2 hours ago

    Alexander Isak 'cut price tag' revealed as Liverpool deal with Newcastle 'in play'

    The Newcastle United forward has attracted interest from several top clubs this summer.

    Football
  • 4 hours ago

    Xabi Alonso has found the new Luka Modric for Real Madrid and it could be the signing of the summer

    The Real Madrid boss could be set to replace the veteran midfielder, who will leave the club later this summer.

    Football
  • 4 hours ago

    Odds slashed on Lionel Messi's next club as clear favourite emerges after huge news drops on Inter Miami star's future

    Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Inter Miami.

    Football