Last weekend, striker Erling Haaland was removed from Man City’s squad in the win over Luton Town. This player was confirmed by coach Pep Guardiola to have suffered an injury to his foot bone and has an unknown return date.
The situation seems quite serious if you look at Mr. Alf Inge Haaland’s latest move regarding his son after his injury. Specifically, fans on Tik Tok discovered that Haaland’s father removed his son from the Fantasy Premier League squad – a real-time simulation game of the English Premier League football tournament.
Here, all player parameters such as scoring goals, receiving cards or injuries are synchronized with reality. And it’s worth mentioning that Mr. Alf Inge Haaland sold Man City’s superstar this week instead of letting him reserve and return next week.
According to GOAL, this raises concerns among Man City fans about Haaland’s possible long-term absence. In the immediate future, the Norwegian striker will definitely be absent from Man City’s two matches this week against Red Star Belgrade in the C1 Cup and against Crystal Palace in round 17 of the Premier League.
Currently, Man City and its medical team are trying their best to help Haaland recover 100% of his injury in time to compete at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup (December 20).
The absence of Haaland is truly a big loss for Man City as he is the player with the most goals in the Premier League this season (14 goals). In the previous match, without the Norwegian number 9, Citizens’ offensive strength was significantly reduced and it was only thanks to the shining moments of Bernardo Silva and Grealish that they helped them win 2-1 against Luton.