No comment! Haaland ducks the press as the City storm rages on
Erling Haaland will reportedly skip Norway's press conference on Saturday, dodging questions about the crisis at Manchester City.
Details: According to Kalshi FC, the Norway captain will not face journalists ahead of the national team's upcoming fixture, a move widely seen as an attempt to avoid the avalanche of questions about his club. City were found guilty on virtually all Premier League financial charges on Friday, and Haaland, the face of the club, was always going to be the man every reporter wanted to corner during this international break.
The silence is deafening, especially given Haaland's unique position. The striker recently signed a staggering nine and a half year contract with City, committing his entire prime to the club in the middle of the very case that has now ended in a guilty verdict. He famously said he never thought about the charges before signing. Now, fresh from a brace for Norway against Denmark that took him to 64 international goals in 56 games, the most prolific striker on the planet has decided that his goals will do all the talking while the legal storm over his club continues to rage.
It's worth noting that Haaland will not be able to avoid the topic forever: once the international break ends, every City player will face the same wall of questions. For now, Norway get their goal machine focused purely on football, and the media leave Oslo with a notebook full of unanswered questions.
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Miguel Solomons
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