Jack Grealish: Haaland is not human

After Erling Haalandrsquos latest twogoal display in the Champions League Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had to quell speculation that the Norway striker could already be planning a move out of the clubGuardiola dismissed reports coming out of Spain that the strikermdashwho took his season tally to 19 goals in 12 games with a firsthalf double in Wednesdayrsquos 50 win over Copenhagenmdashhas a release clause in his Man City contract that would allow him to join Real Madrid in 2024ldquoItrsquos not truerdquo Guardiola said ldquoHe doesnrsquot have a release clause for Real Madrid or any other team Itrsquos not true is all I can say I have the feeling he is incredibly happy hererdquoReal was among a host of Europersquos leading clubs tracking Haaland last seasonmdashbut it was City who won the race for his signature in a 63 million deal from Borussia Dortmund Still a future move to the Bernabeu is considered a possibility with a release clause widely speculatedlsquoMuch loved and settledrsquoldquoWhatrsquos important is he is happy he is settled perfectly he is incredibly beloved by everyone and thatrsquos the most important thingrdquo Guardiola said Guardiola resisted the temptation to rest the Norway international in a game City was expected to win easily and Haaland duly responded with two goals inside 32 minutesHe was only denied a second successive hat trick by the acrobatics of Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara and his managerrsquos decision to withdraw him at the interval It was an act of mercymdashand also restraint Because the Catalan coach appears to be enjoying Haalandrsquos tour de force as much as anyone right nowHis face as the 22yearold tapped home his second goal was a picture Turning to the crowd and rubbing his hands together with glee there seemed to be an acknowledgement that this is almost unfairAlso ReadEPL news Erling Haaland scores again Manchester City beats 10man Wolves 30Gary Lineker in aweHaaland is too big too strong too fast too clinical ldquoItrsquos getting a little silly nowrdquo tweeted former England striker Gary Lineker ldquoMaking goal scoring appear absurdly easyrdquoThis was a latest mismatch as Copenhagenrsquos hapless defenders failed to track Haalandrsquos movement ldquoItrsquos unbelievable honestly Irsquove never witnessed anything like it in my liferdquo City midfielder Jack Grealish said about HaalandldquoFor the first and second goals I was just laughing Their Copenhagen rsquokeeper said something to me as I was walking back He said lsquohersquos not humanrsquo I said lsquoyoursquore telling mersquo Hopefully he can carry on this form and take us to gloryrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever