Erling Haaland reveals details of Phil Foden touchline chat after Borussia Dortmund defeat to Manchester City

Erling Haaland reveals details of Phil Foden touchline chat after Borussia Dortmund defeat to Manchester City

• Haaland reveals Phil Foden told him “you should come and join me at City” in 2021
• Norwegian admits Foden “was right about it” as he looks back on the moment with amusement
• Haaland joined Man City from Borussia Dortmund for £51M in the summer of 2022

Erling Haaland has admitted that Phil Foden was right to encourage him to join Manchester City after a UEFA Champions League encounter in 2021.

Manchester City‘s number nine has recalled a conversation with Foden after the first-leg of City’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final win over Borussia Dortmund in 2021, when the Norwegian was still playing in Germany and City were among the clubs tracking his availability.

The striker joined City from Dortmund in the summer of 2022 for around £51 million, going on to score a remarkable 90 goals in his first two seasons at the Etihad Stadium and establishing himself as one of the most feared strikers in world football.

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Phil was right to tell me to join Man City, admits Haaland

Recounting the exchange nearly five years on, Haaland made clear the conversation with his fellow boyhood Manchester City fan has stayed with him.

“What Phil (Foden) said was you should come and join me at City and that’s what he said,” Haaland told . “And yeah, he was right about it, I have to say. It’s funny to look back on it.”