Erling Haaland signs Romanian official's yellow card in the tunnel after Champions League tie

ByReuters

Updated 06/04/2021 at 22:13 GMT

Erling Haaland, aged 20, is the most sought after talent in the European game and has been linked with a move to Manchester City and their local rivals Manchester United as well as Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. One person who has been guaranteed his signature is a Romanian assistant referee after Dortmund's Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat to City.

Erling Haaland

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Europe's top clubs may all be battling for the signature of Borussia Dortmund's prolific striker Erling Haaland but it was a Romanian assistant referee who managed to get the Norway international to put pen to paper on Tuesday.

Television footage showed one of the Romanian officials in charge of the Champions League quarter-final first leg, won 2-1 by City, approaching Haaland in the tunnel after the game to get him to sign his yellow card - and succeeding in his quest.

The 20-year-old Haaland is the most sought-after talent in the European game and has been linked with a move to City and their local rivals Manchester United as well as Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.

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