{"id":299901,"date":"2023-12-12T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299901"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:09:54","slug":"erling-haalands-dad-sold-him-on-fpl-before-man-citys-win-over-luton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/erling-haalands-dad-sold-him-on-fpl-before-man-citys-win-over-luton\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland&apos;s dad sold him on FPL BEFORE Man City&apos;s win over Luton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> REVEALED: Erling Haaland&#8217;s dad sold him on Fantasy Premier League BEFORE Man City&#8217;s win over Luton&#8230; as Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men face anxious wait over the severity of their star striker&#8217;s foot injury<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland missed Man City&#8217;s win over Luton on Sunday through injury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It has now been revealed his dad took him out of his FPL team prior to the match<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marcus Rashford EVER be the real deal? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fresh concerns have been raised over Erling Haaland&#8217;s fitness after his dad removed him from his Fantasy Premier League team before Manchester City&#8217;s win over Luton on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland sat out City&#8217;s 2-1 victory at Kenilworth Road due to a &#8216;bone stress injury&#8217; in his foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola confirmed after the game that the Norwegian striker has not fractured his foot, but refused to give too much away when asked when the 23-year-old could return.<\/p>\n<p>However, it has now been revealed by an FPL expert on TikTok that Haaland&#8217;s dad, Alf-Inge, took his son out of his Fantasy side prior to Sunday&#8217;s clash and replaced him with his City team-mate Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland Sr is part of a family league, and Erling&#8217;s brother and girlfriend also got rid of him before a ball was kicked at Luton, indicating that they were almost certain he would not play.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/09\/78860179-12853955-image-m-30_1702373818778.jpg\" height=\"670\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alf-Ine Haaland (right) sold his son Erling (left) on Fantasy Premier League before Man City&#8217;s win over Luton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/09\/78860241-12853955-image-a-31_1702373923606.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He replaced his son with his Manchester City team-mate Julian Alvarez<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/09\/78860181-12853955-image-m-33_1702373948950.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is now facing an anxious wait to find out how long he will be without his star striker<\/p>\n<p>Wondering what to do with Haaland on #fpl? Well his DAD has SOLD HIM! #haaland #fpl #haalandsell #fantasypremierleague #fpltok #fplfans #fantasyfootball #fplnews <\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Selling Haaland is a bold move given that he is the most expensive player in the online game at \u00a314m.<\/p>\n<p>But it could suggest that Haaland may be set for a spell on the sidelines, with City facing an anxious wait to get their star striker back on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>If he was only ruled out of the Luton game, his family may have been wise to simply drop him to the bench before bringing him back in for City&#8217;s next league match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Guardiola has admitted that Haaland is a major doubt for the Palace game, and City are then due to travel to the Club World Cup, meaning they won&#8217;t have a domestic fixture for a fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, if Haaland does miss the Palace game, FPL players will not be able to get any more points from him until City&#8217;s game at Everton on December 27 at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland is currently owned by over 80% of FPL users, and his Premier League record of 50 goals in 50 games is a remarkable one.<\/p>\n<p>But he could now be facing an injury lay-off, which could tempt some to follow Alf-Inge&#8217;s lead and get rid of Haaland before the busy Christmas period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12853955\/Erling-Haalands-dad-sold-Fantasy-Premier-League-Man-Citys-win-Luton-Pep-Guardiolas-men-face-anxious-wait-severity-star-strikers-foot-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: Erling Haaland&#8217;s dad sold him on Fantasy Premier League BEFORE Man City&#8217;s win over Luton&#8230; 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