- Erling Haaland enjoyed a New Year's Eve party with his girlfriend in Dubai
- The Man City star partied with heavyweight fighter Anthony Joshua at the event
- Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman give their best sporting moments of the year on It's All Kicking Off
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland enjoyed a glitzy New Year's Eve party in Dubai as he partied with his girlfriend and heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua.
Haaland – who is still recovering from a foot injury – was one of the leading Premier League stars enjoying parties on New Year's Eve as he posed in a group photo during celebrations.
He was seen smiling next to his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen and a friend late into the night after the clock struck midnight in the country.
He was later seen alongside British fighter Joshua at the event, which was hosted by fashion brand Pretty Little Thing founder Umar Kamani, with AJ's fellow boxer and friend Derek Chisora in attendance.
Haaland knows Kamani well as he also traveled to his mansion in Dubai last year while the World Cup was underway in Qatar.
Erling Haaland spent the new year with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen in Marbella
Haaland was also spotted standing next to heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua at the event
Haaland and girlfriend Johansen have reportedly been dating since the player's days at Borussia Dortmund after meeting when both were youth players at Bryne FK, according to the Sun.
Johansen was also a strong presence at Haaland's matches. He traveled to Istanbul to watch his Man City side beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final last year and sat next to his father Alf-Inge in the stands.
The Norwegian attacker hopes to be fully fit again after a foot injury. His last appearance was a 1–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 6 December.
He traveled with the City squad to Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup, which they won after beating Fluminense 4–0 in the final, but did not play.
The 23-year-old was also not involved in the matchday squad that beat Sheffield United 2-0 on Saturday, with his manager Pep Guardiola revealing he had not trained but hoped to have him back in January.
“Yet he is not part of the team,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime. 'He feels better with his bones [in his foot] but he hasn't had any training with us yet.
'Unfortunately, December is so busy with so many games. January is a little less busy. Hopefully he can join us again in January.”
Haaland and Johansen have reportedly been dating since the player was at Borussia Dortmund
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