Pep Guardiola Quashes Reports of Erling Haaland Being Unhappy at Manchester City Amid Real Madrid Links

The last few transfer windows have all been about the rumors of Kylian Mbappe signing for Real Madrid. However, several reports have also linked Erling Haaland to the Los Blancos as his next big step. But, it looks like Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is in no mood to entertain the rumors of his star striker leaving the club.

This also comes amid reports that the Norwegian forward is unhappy with the Premier League giants. Let’s examine how the Spanish manager shut down the baseless rumors about his star forward.

Pep Guardiola deals with the Erling Haaland rumors in his style

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been quite open about his players’ futures. Despite that, the Spanish media recently reported that Erling Haaland was troubled with his life and the climate in Manchester. However, the City manager has quickly dismissed the rumors and has also trolled back the media for creating the rumors. Speaking on the future of Haaland, he said, “We don’t have the feeling he is unhappy. Maybe the media in Spain, especially Madrid, has more information than us.”

The Sky Blues fans will be thrilled that their manager has swiftly shut down the rumors about the star player. However, the reality is that the links are only going to double up. This is because of their Financial Fair Play case against the Premier League. Several reports have claimed that the 23-year-old forward will have to be sold if the club is guilty of their 115 charges.

It will be interesting to see how the future of Erling Haaland amid the Real Madrid links shapes up in the next season. However, as far as the present is concerned, there is a massive update for the City faithful.

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Manchester City kept the gap between them and table-toppers Liverpool to five points with a win against Burnley. However, the 3-1 also saw Kevin De Bruyne starting his first game after his appearances from the bench against Huddersfield, Newcastle United, and Tottenham. But, the clash also saw marquee striker Erling Haaland make his first appearance from the bench after recovering from the injury.

Well, the positive news is that Pep Guardiola has confirmed that his star striker is fully fit to start the game against Brentford. Should Haaland play from the first minute, it will see him and Kevin De Bruyne start the game for the first time since the first match of the season back in August.

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This could be the tremendous boost that could help Manchester City overtake everyone in the Premier League title race. Should Pep Guardiola risk starting Erling Haaland against Brentford? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.