![]() ![]() It was an act of mercy – and also restraint.īecause the Catalan coach appears to be enjoying Haaland’s tour de force as much as anyone right now. He was only denied a second successive hat trick by the acrobatics of Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara – and his manager’s decision to withdraw him at the interval. Guardiola resisted the temptation to rest the Norway international in a game City was expected to win easily, and Haaland duly responded with two goals inside 32 minutes. Skip Schumaker hired as manager of Miami Marlins Still, a future move to the Bernabeu is considered a possibility, with a release clause widely speculated about since his move to the Etihad. Real was among a host of Europe’s leading clubs tracking Haaland last season - but it was City who won the race for his signature in a $63 million deal from Borussia Dortmund. I have the feeling he is incredibly happy here.” “He doesn’t have a release clause for Real Madrid or any other team. Guardiola dismissed reports coming out of Spain that the striker - who took his season tally to 19 goals in 12 games with a first-half double in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over Copenhagen - has a release clause in his Man City contract that would allow him to join Real Madrid in 2024. ![]() MANCHESTER, England (AP) - After Erling Haaland’s latest two-goal display in the Champions League, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had to quell speculation that the Norway striker could already be planning a move out of the club.
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