It's been revealed that Manchester City new boy Erling Haaland was teased by his Borussia Dortmund teammates after he let slip that he's a big fan of ABBA.
Haaland has evolved into one of Europe's most complete strikers during his two years at Signal Iduna Park, where he's plundered an incredible 86 goals in 89 games. Unsurprisingly, Haaland's scintillating form caught the attention of a host of Europe's big-hitters, but it was City who won the race for the coveted marksman earlier this summer.
The Norwegian sensation has been tipped to add a new dimension to the Premier League champions' attack - and the 21-year-old could also drastically alter City's dressing room tunes once he rocks up in England at the start of next month.
According to a new report from The Sun, it's been revealed that Haaland 'let slip' that he was a huge fan of ABBA. The report claims that his Dortmund pals had some fun with Haaland's revelation by playing the Swedish supergroup's smash-hit, "The Winner Takes It All" in the dressing room after Haaland's revelation, while Dortmund fans 'serenaded' their talisman with a host of ABBA tunes.
But Manchester City's new £51million could struggle to get his own way in the dressing room at the Etihad once he begins life as a Premier League player - with one source claiming that Haaland's new City teammates might not fancy a bit of ABBA.
The source hinted that Manchester City players were not a fan of throwback tunes and even quipped that former City favourite Pablo Zabaleta had struggled to convince his old teammates to play a bit of Status Quo during his time at the club.
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Anticipation is building for Haaland's arrival in Manchester, where Pep Guardiola's side will be looking to defend their Premier League crown for a third consecutive year. The Spaniard and City have created a monopoly at the top of English football with Liverpool - and the Reds are closing in on their own new striking prodigy in the form of Darwin Nunez.
But it's unlikely that Guardiola will be too concerned at the prospect of Nunez arriving on Anfield given how highly he rates City's own new super trouper. Speaking after the deal for Haaland was announced, Guardiola said: "Definitely, he can help us score more. It is not about that. In the end it is about winning games. He has scored a lot of goals in his career and we are going to try to help him through the game, having more chances to score goals.
"We are never going to give him the responsibility to score goals. We have to win games and if we are going to win games we need everyone doing it the best way, arriving as much as possible. After, of course, if we arrive there, with the quality that we believe he has, we can do it."
