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The young teen sensation Erling Haaland's father Alf-Inge Haaland has said that the reason his son did not join Manchester United was that it was just their coach Solskjaer who was pushing for the transfer. 

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Reportedly Solskjaer was so desperate about the signing that he flew to Norway to sign the 19-year-old. 

But Alf-Inge, who also plays a major role in the player's decision making refused the transfer to happen as he felt it is too dangerous if only the coach is pushing for the transfer, he said: "It’s dangerous to just sign for a coach because he can suddenly be sacked."

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The reason Haaland Sr. chose Dortmund was because "the whole club wanted him". 

Alf-Inge told TV2: "You never know how it would go in other clubs. It may well have been good, too, if we had chosen a different route. We’ll never get an answer to that. But we are very happy with the clubs he has been in,”

Erling Haaland has been on a roll ever since his joining in Borussia Dortmund, the young gun has scored 11 goals in 12 matches played for the German Club.

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The young teen and his on-pitch partner Jadon Sancho have become the most expensive duo in this world. According to the CIES Football Observatory, the current value at $324 million.