Erling Haaland has become a dad - says coach Pep Guardiola. The Norwegian himself has not yet commented on the news.
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- Pep Guardiola announces: Erling Haaland has become a father.
- After Haaland made the baby news public in October, the child is said to have been born in the last few days.
- Haaland himself has not yet commented on the news.
Erling Haaland broke the goalscoring record as a Norwegian international in October and immediately announced the baby news. Things were less rosy at club level afterwards. The goalscorer slipped into a crisis with Manchester City. The Citizens won two and drew three of their last 14 matches in all competitions. The remaining games were lost.
On Sunday, the English champions were able to breathe a sigh of relief after a 2:0 win at Leicester. Haaland scored the final goal. "It was a tough time," said goalscorer Haaland. "Now it's New Year and I'm not thinking so much about football for now. Now we can recover a bit."
Haaland's focus is likely to be on his newborn child. As Pep Guardiola revealed after the last game of the year, the 24-year-old has become a dad. "He's tired, he's played a lot of minutes. He's become a father for the first time in the last few days, it's a lot of emotions and an exciting few days for him."
Haaland himself has not yet commented on the birth of his child.