Haaland: The Big Decision (Haaland: Valget)

The whole world lies before you. Three clubs, cool managers.

But what are you afraid of? What could go wrong?

No, there is nothing that can go wrong. It's going to be damn good anyway.

The adventure has no end for the Norwegian 19-year-old Erling Braut Haaland.

This is absolutely incredible. Crazy!

Even M'bappe must note that this fairy-tale clearly has no end.

This is a story about a unique guy from a unique place in the south-west of Norway, -

- that all of a sudden became the most sought after football talent in the world.

This is the story of Erling Braut Haaland from Bryne -

- and the path he took from a small town to global megastar.

There are quite a few clothes here. I'm cleaning up.

Before I go to bed I think about this.

Say what you will... sometimes I struggle to sleep as I am thinking on this.

Last night, I couldn't sleep, as I was thinking about this.

So I just said to myself; Now you have to stop thinking about it.

I'll put it here. This is clearing for me.

Have you lived alone since you moved to Molde? Or did you live with others?

I guess I would say that I live alone, Ivar...? But I don't really do that anymore.

-Are you with? -The cleaning help.

But I'm not always with people. After all, Ivar is sometimes at home too.

Setting up a bank account when you come here to Germany and don't know the language.

Everything from getting insurance on the car, to where you will live.

When I arrived in Dortmund, I stayed in a hotel for 2 days.

Then we went to a training camp for 10 days.

Then I came back and the apartment was ready, full of IKEA things.

I think that has a lot to say. One week later, what happened then?

-Augsburg. -Hat-trick.

Haaland starts. Haaland. Haaland alone with the goalkeeper.

Haaland Scores for Dortmund! He passes to Haaland.

Haaland scores again. Haaland goes in. Haaland with the left.

He scores a hat-trick! He scores a hat-trick! This is absolutely incredible. Crazy.

I think that if I had been all alone and had to keep choosing an apartment, -

- go to IKEA ... I don't think I then would have scored 3 goals against Augsburg.

And 2 goals in the next game against Cologne. And 2 goals against Union.

There, Erling Braut Haaland scores again.

Will he get it then? Erling Braut Haaland.

He chose correctly, Erling Braut Haaland, by choosing Dortmund.

I think in the end it's a gut feeling that has to decide.

A bit like it was when I signed for Dortmund too.

If I'm sitting like this, I think I'm wearing that shirt.

There and there and there, and I score and celebrate. Does it feel good? Or not?

To see things like that. Also see how it turns out in the end.

In the process they have been through, they think very long-term, -

- at the same time they have to make short-term decisions.

Erling's development means that you get new types of choices.

I don't think they thought that he would become so good so quickly in Salzburg.

I think nobody would have thought that he would become so good so quickly in Dortmund.

That he would take the next step.

This is not the birthplace of Haaland, but rather the town in which he grew up in.

Was this where you mostly hung out after school?

-Yes, and on weekends. -And Christmas Eve every year. Solid tradition.

There was a big difference in level between us and him.

He played with those who were a year older.

He was among the best of our age.

We saw early that there might be something special.

But that it should go so quickly, top scorer in the CL at 20 from Bryne.

It's not something we see every day.

Erling was born in England. This is why.

It's Haaland. It's a goal for Manchester City.

Alfie Haaland played football in the UK for 10 years.

For Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Manchester City.

And father of Erling Haaland.

Who is now, unfortunately, or maybe just better, are more famous than me.

What kind of little brother has he been?

-An annoying, one. -He had so much energy.

Sometimes you just want to; Calm down!

He has always been extremely fast. That has always been an advantage for him.

But he was not one of the biggest.

It was from the age of 14-15, when he started to become relevant for Bryne's A team.

We spoke primarily, me and Erling. He wanted to be a pro.

OK, how do you turn pro? A lot of people at that age want to become professionals.

But not everyone wants to take the consequences of your dreams.

It's a lot of hard work. And how do we reach that goal then.

But when Molde showed their interest, it became quite exciting.

And it has turned out in retrospect that it was the right step to take.

It was during the Molde era that he began to grow.

Suddenly he grew about 20 centimetres in one year.

And put on 20 kilos. Suddenly we were the same size.

We are ready for start here.

Erling Braut Haaland in his 7th game from the start this season.

The 17-year-old has 2 goals so far.

Those workouts the week before were so poor.

And every pass was a bit like that ... bad passes.

You lose the ball every time you have it. Just ask Ole Gunnar.

And suddenly, 2 days before the match he said;

I think this match suits you well, so you should start.

And I just thought; What's wrong with him? Now I have to deliver.

This is good. Now Haaland can go. Out comes Radlinger. Haaland!

See how the 17-year-old does this. Yes, see how he tricks Ruben Kristiansen.

This boy will disappear abroad before we get a sigh.

It's Braut Haaland 4 - Brann 0.

It went well. And I think it was a bit of a turnaround.

Then I got the feeling that even if you are absolutely miserable in training, -

it turns out like that.

Sancho now. He sees Haaland at the back. There is Haaland scoring.

Brilliantly done, he scores in every possible way.

Erling Braut Haaland, volley now.

And if he leaves in the summer, he will be remembered in Dortmund.

It's not easy for such a young guy to digest everything.

Naturally, it affects him. That does something to you.

But all in all, my impression is that he has been professional and at the same time friendly.

-Do you now know where you are playing? -No.

How many options in your head, including all the options you have, -

- would you now say, on February 21st, that you have to choose from?

I would say five, six. But to be honest, I think we can cut it down to three.

Team Haaland has developed a points system that ranks the potential clubs.

Criterias are given a score from 0 to 10.

The higher the total points, the more desirable the club.

Who is the best team as of today?

Another criterion is who needs a number 9?

So, we have Liverpool right up there.

But they don't need ... It's a half-way number 9 they have.

City is 10 in that. They need it.

While Real Madrid is five or six on it, they have Benzema.

Do they get M'bappe? Bayern Munich has a 1. One point. They don't need number 9.

They have their best player as number 9.

But if he goes, then they have no one else.

Here comes Müller. Lewandowski on the run. And they've scored.

His 33. Bundesliga-goal this season for Robert Lewandowski.

It would probably have been quite controversial to go to Munich.

But when we go through it, it's one of the best teams.

There is no doubt about that. On our list, they are number 2 right now.

I think City is the best team. Munich is number two.

We have Real Madrid as number three.

And we have Paris Saint Germain as number four.

We also have some English teams who are quite good.

Both Liverpool and Chelsea, except for City.

Also there is Barcelona. They are sort of in the same row. Liverpool are right up there too.

Ultimately, it's how well I can do it in a team, -

- and how well I can deliver the goods over the next five years.

Actually, it's how I want to fit into the system and so on.

My father has been busy working on this lately. I don't know how long.

But I hope and believe he has worked hard lately. At least I hope so.

Mino is a wise man, so they make a good team. Or Mino's team in general.

His talents and success are not all his own doing.

His inner circle may not be large, but strong.

Team Haaland has grown to be a well-known brand.

I have told Erling all the way that I will try to be a link between all the interests around him.

Including the agents.

And that I want to have the best team around him.

We want Erling to be able to concentrate on what he has to do.

It is to play football and do it as well as he can on the pitch.

And then we need to stitch together a small team so that there -

are short decision-making paths.

There aren't that many of us. It is Mino and his team, who are the contact with the clubs.

Then we have others on more practical things in relation to sponsors, -

such as Ivar Eggja, who has been with us.

So it's a relatively small team, but we work the way we feel is right.

And don't have too many people involved either.

What are you going to make now? Is it 4?

The Norwegian striker is now a target for the world's largest football clubs.

But especially one club claims they are not interested.

Bayern Munich have apparently not been interested in Erling,

say the leaders in Bayern.

February 1, 2022, what do you think of those statements?

They have been interested.

Remember that several of these clubs have employed spin-doctors to win the truth.

What's going to happen when he chooses a club, -

is that the other clubs are saying he was too expensive.

They were never that interested.

They will probably also say that we just wanted to be informed.

We just wanted to be updated on his situation.

I understand that they are positioning themselves.

That if he didn't end up there, they would just hold back and say no, it wasn't relevant.

Because we had the best.

But they probably see that Lewandowski, he is still the best in the world, I think.

But he is 34 years old.

They have been interested in Erling for almost a year.

But they know that as soon as they are a little interested in Erling, -

- then Robert Lewandowski, the world's best striker, becomes a little angrier.

If they are more and more intent on getting Erling, he gets a little grumpier.

And if you think of Robert Lewandowski, -

when you score 41 goals and break Gert Müller's record, -

- and then open the newspaper, you see that you are being replaced -

- by a young boy from Bryne, then you understand that it is possible to be angry.

The way I think, inside Lewandowski's head, I don't know how -

- many goals he has for that club, and how many titles, -

- then you start thinking that you feel sorry for him. Seriously.

But at the same time, it is an opportunity for him to take one last step -

in his career before he possibly finishes.

I think it's disrespectful, but at the same time, it's actually an opportunity for him.

Bayern Munich must always look for the best talents in the Bundesliga.

If not, the management is not doing its job.

And when one of the most promising players is sitting up in Dortmund, -

- at the same time as they have a 34-year-old Robert Lewandowski on an expiring contract, -

then they just have to strike.

During the summer the Polish striker decided that his time in Bayern was over.

My time at Bayern Munich is over.

After what has happened, I cannot imagine a good -

- cooperation between me and the club in the future.

I have realized that a transition is the best for both parties.

I think Bayern are trying to find a solution, but it's not going to happen.

Reyna and then Braut Haaland.

Into the fuse box by Erling Braut Haaland!

Sending Signal Iduna Park to heaven. Yes, it is totally incredible - totally incredible!

-It is the most amazing game I have been to. -Yes, it was good.

I remember, when he scored the first goal, I just ...

-Yes, she was howling there on the side. -I cry, you know, because it is so crazy.

I get so happy and it is so much fun.

Take a look at this. It is a copy of the Haaland celebration; the lotus position from last time.