Erling Haaland gives dad, Alf-Inge, Man City shirt with ’Son’ on back | OneFootball

Erling Haaland has followed in his dad’s footsteps by signing for Manchester City.

The Norwegian striker officially completed his £51.2 million transfer to the Premier League champions from Borussia Dortmund on Monday.

Haaland signs for City 22 years after his father, Alf-Inge, joined the club. The retired midfielder spent three years on City’s books before leaving the club in 2003.

Man City have released a 14-minute video showing the younger Haaland undergoing various medical assessments in the weeks prior to being announced.

The video also shows the 21-year-old meeting staff at the Etihad Stadium for the first time.

However, it’s a clip of Alf-Inge telling a top-tier dad joke that’s going viral on social media.

Erling hands his dad a City shirt with ‘Son’ on the back. Why? Because a photo exists of City’s new striker as a youngster wearing an old City shirt with ‘Dad’ on the back.

Make sense?

After receiving the shirt, Alf-Inge joked: “But he doesn’t play for City!”

This amused Erling, who replied: “Heung-min Son doesn’t play for City!”

You can’t beat a bit of dad banter.

You can watch the full video here:

Tottenham fans needn’t worry about the prospect of City luring Son to Manchester.

The South Korean forward, who was the joint winner of last season’s Premier League Golden Boot award, signed a four-year contract extension with Spurs in July 2021.