Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland facing potential jail time in Switzerland over bizzare fine: Reports
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reportedly risks incarceration on his next visit to Switzerland for the non-payment of a fine. This news comes amid reports that City are willing to offer the Norwegian a new contract that will make him the highest earner in the Premier League.
According to Swiss outlet Blick, Erling Haaland’s name appeared on “the official notice sheet” of the canton of Vaud on 25 October. In the sheet, it was discovered that the Manchester City striker was hit with a fine of 60 francs, around €65, which he has yet to pay for an undisclosed misdemeanor.
While the fine is merely a paltry sum, the above-mentioned source reported that if Haaland doesn’t voluntarily pay the fine, he risks serving a day in prison on his next visit to Switzerland.
The report also partly kidded that it would be a shame for the striker to arrive a day late for the Christmas party at his father’s home. Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge Haaland, has been living in Andermatt, which is near the Italian border, since 2023.
However, the chances of Erling Haaland bagging a one-day prison sentence in Switzerland are low, as the fine amount is insignificant for a professional footballer of his nature.
What Erling Haaland said on Manchester City’s four consecutive defeats
Erling Haaland has shared his thoughts on the side’s poor run of form. Manchester City have endured a horrid time of late as they lost all their last four matches across competitions.
The last time that City lost four games in a row was in 2006, two years before the Abu Dhabi takeover of the club and 10 years before Pep Guardiola’s arrival.
Manchester City will be keen to turn a bad spell around when they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today, November 23. Ahead of the highly anticipated clash, Erling Haaland spoke on how desperate City are to get back to winning ways. He told Sky Sports:
''Yeah, we lost four in a row. It's not normal in a club like this. It hurts, it clearly does. And the motivation is bigger than ever to go on Saturday and to win the game and to get on the run again.’’
On how the unwanted streak affected him as an individual, he said:
''No, I think it's important to just let it go. It's the most difficult thing, even in life, to let things go and be sad and everything. But focus on next because look how many games there are."
"If I'm going to start thinking about the last four games, that's not a good thing. And that's exactly what I didn't do. I went to the national team and we won two games. So it's about restarting, it's about looking at what's next, it's about staying in the present moment and to look what's ahead.’’
Erling Haaland is currently leading the scoring charts in the Premier League this term, scoring 12 goals in eleven matches.
