Haaland's post-football plan: a farm and cows

Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland said he wants to live on a farm after he stops playing football. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, the 26-year-old said he is most looking forward to the peace and to living alongside animals.

Haaland said the busy match schedule wears him out, and that to relax he chops wood and throws it on the fire. Saying he is completely alone while doing this, the striker said, "It helps me clear my head incredibly well." He added that he learned from his father that this kind of work is a good way to keep warm and prepare for big challenges.

Saying he truly admires cows, Haaland argued that people can learn a lot from them. In his view, cows rest outside all day, graze and do not stress about anything. In a 2023 interview with ESPN, Haaland had also said he wanted to buy a small farm and raise cows.

Haaland, who has scored 12 goals in 10 appearances this season, began his career in the Bryne youth system. He moved up to the first team in 2015 and in February 2017 joined Molde for a fee of 100 thousand euros. He then went to Salzburg for 8 million euros, and a year later to Borussia Dortmund for 20 million euros. In the summer of 2022 he transferred to Manchester City for a transfer fee of 60 million euros.