Erling Haaland's dad aims dig at Man United as he speaks about his son's move to Borussia Dortmund – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk

Erling Haaland ‘s father, Alfe-Inge, has taken a swipe at (Manchester United by claiming his son chose (Borussia Dortmund) because ‘the whole club’ wanted him.

A number of clubs were interest ed in the striker, including United, who looked to be favors at one stage with fellow countryman Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the helm.

The United boss worked with Haaland at Molde and did not attempt to hide his interest in the forward. But the – year-old’s father admitted he had fears over his son’s future if Solskjaer was sacked by United.

‘You never know how it would go in other clubs. It may well have been good, too, ‘he told TV2 .

‘We’ll never get an answer to that. But we are very happy with the clubs he has been in.

‘You have to go to a club where the whole club wants you, not just the coach. His father Alfe-Inge (left) claimed his son had to join a team where the whole club wanted him

The Norwegian scored 35 goals for Red Bull Salzburg before moving to Germany in January

‘I think that’s the most important thing, in addition to how the club has been over the last five or years and what direction they’ve taken. ‘

Haaland has been in sparkling form since joining the Bundesliga side, with goals in his first games before the coronavirus halted football in its tracks.

Haaland’s father played for two of the club’s rivals during his own career, Manchester City and Leeds, and was involved in an incident with Roy Keane when the latter claimed to have deliberately injured his opponent during a Manchester derby.

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– year-old has hit the ground running for his new team by scoring goals in (games

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