Workload concerns over Haaland after Man City striker asks to come off during Norway loss
Norway coach Ståle Solbakken has revealed he had a “heart-to-heart conversation” with Erling Haaland regarding concerns about the striker’s heavy workload ahead of a Nations League loss to Portugal in which the Manchester City star asked to be substituted. Haaland gestured to Norway’s bench that he needed to come off and was replaced in the 67th minute of the 2-1 defeat in Porto on Sunday. He was seen limping on the field ahead of the substitution.
It raises concerns about his fitness before his return to City, which is under heavy scrutiny for being the subject of a huge financial scandal in the Premier League.
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