Manchester City star Erling Haaland is no stranger to Chinese football fans, but on Saturday the talented Norwegian took time to introduce himself to them properly.
The subject of many memes on the country’s social media platforms because of his goal-scoring prowess, Haaland took to his Weibo account and said it was “time to make a few things clear”.
In the 45-second video, the 6ft 5in (1.95m) striker answered questions from fans while “officially denying some rumours”.
Answering a question about how much he eats every day, Haaland said “a lot” and also admitted that his skill in front of goal can make it seem like “sometimes I’m a (robot)”.
Haaland also responded, “yeah, I’d say so” when a fan commented and said the prolific scorer “runs like (he’s) cheating numbers” to describe his impressive speed.
The 25-year-old, who scored 27 goals in 35 Premier League games last season, then ended the video on a high note, repeating his Chinese nickname Ha Bao, which means “Haaland is a treasure” in Mandarin, and saying: “I think this is a really good nickname, I really like it.”
