Man City’s Laporte jokes he’s signed ‘more balls than contracts’ for Erling Haaland’s hat-tricks
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Man City’s Aymeric Laporte jokes that he has signed ‘more balls than contracts’ as he put his name on one of Erling Haaland’s other hat-trick trophies after the Norwegian continued his goal surplus by scoring three more in their derby win over Man United
- Amyeric Laporte joked while signing Erling Haaland’s ball on Sunday
- The Man City striker received the award after another hat-trick against Man United
- Laporte said he had signed more balls for the Norwegian than he had contracts
- Phil Foden also scored a hat-trick as Man City finished a derby day
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Amyeric Laporte joked that he has signed more balls for hat-trick hero Erling Haaland than he has signed contracts.
Haaland made history as the first Premier League player to receive a match ball in three consecutive home games after scoring half of Man City’s derby day against Man United.
It followed his trio of goals against Crystal Palace and then Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium in late August.
Phil Foden (R) and Erling Haaland (L) both scored three goals against Manchester United
Aymeric Laporte made a humorous comment about signing a new ball for striker Haaland
And 28-year-old Laporte, who has been with the club since 2018, noted that the Norwegian’s arrival had also increased the number of mementos to be signed.
Over his signature on Haaland’s hat-trickball from United’s game, Laporte wrote: “I’ve signed more balls for your hat-tricks than contracts.”
The message was clearly seen in images with Erling alongside his father, Alfie Haaland, who also spent three years at Manchester City in the early 2000s.
Erling Haaland and his father Alfie posed with the match ball, including Laporte’s commentary
Erling Haaland also posted a photo on Twitter of himself alongside Phil Foden – who also scored a hat-trick against Manchester United.
Laporte retweeted the image and added the comment: “This is going to cost a lot of money playing football lol.”
Laporte said it would be expensive if Man City’s players keep making hat-tricks
While sticking to match ball after scoring a hat-trick isn’t an official part of the rules, it’s a longstanding tradition in football and one that has been embraced by City’s super strikers.
2019, Haaland made a bizarre claim on Dagbladet that he slept with balls after a handful of hat-tricks for Red Bull Salzburg.
