Recently GQ magazine’s front cover features ERLING HAALAND with his long blonde hair in a freestyle.

The long-haired 21-year-old Manchester City star is typically seen with his ponytail pulled back in photos.

However, when a few photos from the shoot were published by British GQ, admirers got a rare look at the Norwegian’s unstyled hair.

In one of the images, Haaland can be seen looking directly down at the camera while sporting a £690 Givenchy sweater and a £2,000 grey jacket.

In the following image, the former Borussia Dortmund player can be seen wearing a £3,800 open jacket, a £325 jumper, and a necklace.

Haaland offered a couple of quotations prior to his GQ interview scheduled for later this month.

He mentioned meditation and how it had enhanced his mood during the conversation.

I believe it’s extremely beneficial to unwind and try not to think too much, he remarked. because stress has no positive effects. I try not to worry since I hate becoming stressed out.

However, the purpose of meditation is to try to repress these kinds of ideas. Despite being genuinely individual to each person, it has worked out pretty well for me.

He continued, saying that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a former manager of Manchester United, had been helpful to him while he was at Molde: “The first thing Solskjaer said to me was ‘You have no idea how to head a ball.'” On it, we must concentrate.

“We spent the entire time in Molde doing this for the past two years. Fortunately for me, I can now score goals with my head thanks to them.

Haaland also listed a few strikers whose styles of play he has been inspired by.

He continued, starting with Zlatan, then Van Persie, Jamie Vardy, Sergio Aguero, and Lionel Messi. Alvaro Negredo, Edin Dzeko, and Mario Balotelli.

“I think it all comes down to mental awareness in the end.

“I still try to follow my routine from when I was 13 and lived in my hometown, including the exact same runs. If you look at films of myself when I was 13 years old, you’ll notice the same thing.

“When I play against other players, I try to be just a little bit wiser and more perceptive. I make an effort to have a little greater mental arousal.

Because if I do that, I might be able to finish and he won’t be able to block, for example, if I get a second.

“They believe that I go here, go there, and score. I’m constantly thinking about things like these.

Since he joined Manchester City in the summer, Haaland has scored an amazing 27 goals in 24 appearances.

But as City dropped eight points behind league leaders Arsenal over the weekend, he has yet to make an impact in 2023.

Manchester United defeated Pep Guardiola’s team 2-1, while Arsenal defeated Tottenham 2-0 to widen the gap at the top.

Haaland, though, is adamant that he is not worried by any pressure coming from the outside.

“I like to be challenged, I like to be under pressure,” he declared. I believe that you were born with a lot of it in your head. to be calm in your brain, focused, and prepared.

“That, in my opinion, is one of the most crucial things for a football player.

“I’m not reading about myself on social media. You have no influence over what other people believe, say, or write about you. I therefore have no power to change it. No, I don’t.

The global sports issue of British GQ will be on newsstands and available for digital download on January 31.