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Pundit Aaron Lennon has made a shocking claim that Manchester City ace Erling Haaland nearly signed for Everton as an academy player. The striker has been in England since 2022, winning successive league titles and successive golden boots since his arrival in the league with City.
Haaland was rated very highly as a youngster and was scouted by a number of sides in England, where he was born, including Manchester United. The Norwegian striker was born to former Manchester City and Leeds United midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland. He went on to make his name in Norway and Austria before moving to Germany with Borussia Dortmund.
Aaron Lennon recently revealed that Haaland's career trajectory could have been very different were it not for Everton deciding against signing him. The pundit revealed to the Football Daily Podcast that the Norwegian striker was on the verge of signing for the Toffees around 2016-2018. However, former owner Farhad Moshiri refused to sanction the £2 million signing.
