Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cheekily text former prodigy Erling Haaland to tell him that he'd joined the "wrong side of Manchester" following his sensational £51million transfer to Man City.
The ex- Manchester United manager, who was sacked last November but remains a club legend, spent almost two years coaching Haaland during their together with native Norwegian side Molde. In the seaside town, the teenage hotshot showed the sort of prowess that would see him go on to score 85 goals in 88 games for Borussia Dortmund and become European football's hottest property.
Now 21, Haaland has completed a move to the Premier League worth an initial £51m before eye-watering agents fee and bonuses, having snubbed United while Solskjaer was still in charge at Old Trafford. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News , the new City No.9 has revealed what his old boss sent him in a text message once it was officially announced that he'd agreed a five-year contract across town.
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