Erling Haaland has shocked fans by debuting a new hairstyle.
The Manchester City striker has abandoned his trademark Viking-style long locks and opted for a buzz cut.
He teased the new trim in a short Instagram video on Sunday morning and fans will get to see it in all its glory as City take on Bournemouth in their Premier League opener.
Haaland has varied his hairstyle down the years, sometimes adopting a ponytail and other times letting his plumage fall freely, but this is a new aesthetic for the 26-year-old.
‘No way,’ former City boss Pep Guardiola said in reaction to Haaland’s new look on his YouTube channel. ‘You are lucky you have hair!’
Former Barcelona and Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic – who once told Haaland his power comes from his long hair – asked if he shaved it all off ‘for a bet’, while Jack Grealish admitted ‘I can’t stop looking at the top of your head.’
Erling Haaland has ditched his iconic long locks for a buzz cut, as he revealed on Instagram
Former City boss Pep Guardiola was stunned by his old striker’s new look
The forward has enjoyed a free-spirited summer holiday since reaching the World Cup quarter-finals with Norway.
He spent time hanging out with Pretty Little Thing founder Umar Kamani on a yacht in the French Riviera and also went on a boat trip around Sicily.
Haaland also had the chance to meet basketball legend Michael Jordan, a link-up brokered by one of Kamani’s friends, as exclusively revealed by Daily Mail Sport.
He and Kamani were merrymaking at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, a stunning coastal resort in Antibes where suites break the bank at up to £7,058 per night.
Then again, that’s merely a drop in the ocean for Haaland, who nets close to £1million per week, and Kamani, whose net worth is estimated to be around $1billion (£797m).
Haaland recently claimed on Snapchat that his brain is ‘fried’ after playing in 67 games for club and country last season, so a break was needed.
You could say he has been letting his hair down – but that won’t be possible with this new chop.
The Norwegian has garnered plenty of popularity for his hair in the past. Former Manchester City ace Kevin De Bruyne revealed that his children were inspired by his look.
‘Erling is a superstar. All three children have long hair. I see that with the kids at [my son’s] school too. They all have hair like that. It’s funny,’ he said in 2023.
For the Community Shield last week, Haaland sported a ponytail and proved to be ineffective.
He sported a ponytail for last week’s Community Shield match with Arsenal but was ineffective
Manchester City lost 3-0 to Arsenal, submitting a languid and toothless performance which saw new manager Enzo Maresca come under fire.
Replacing Pep Guardiola after his trophy-laden decade was always going to be an uphill task.
Haaland was limited to 13 touches and had zero shots on target before being hooked against the champions.
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