Erling Haaland's dad Alf-Inge has explained why his son decided to move to Manchester City over Real Madrid this summer.
The 22-year-old has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water so far, having scored 10 goals in just six league appearances for the Blues. Haaland's latest strike came against Aston Villa on Saturday evening to give Pep Guardiola's side the lead.
However, City could not hold onto the advantage as Leon Bailey netted a superb strike 15 minutes from time to ensure that the points were shared at Villa Park. Haaland's arrival was welcomed by Blues fans as the prolific Norwegian followed in his father's footsteps to play for the club.
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Despite the obvious links to City, the 22-year-old did have strong interest from other teams, including Carlo Ancelotti's La Liga giants. However, in a new documentary, Haaland Senior explained why his son decided to move to the Etihad.
Speaking on ViaPlay's 'Haaland: The Choice', he explained: "We had established a first criterion which was: ‘Who needs a number nine?’ Manchester City had 10/10 at this level, it was the perfect option.
"Real, we gave him more of a five or a six out of 10 because there is the way Karim Benzema currently plays. And we wondered if they were also going to sign [Kylian] Mbappe."
As it happened, Real didn't sign Mbappe either, as the Frenchman committed his future to PSG. Haaland is likely to make his Champions League debut for City on Tuesday night when the Blues travel to Sevilla.
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