For the front cover of the most recent GQ magazine, ERLING HAALAND has let his long blonde hair loose.

The 21-year-old star for Manchester City is frequently pictured with his long hair pulled back into a ponytail.

For the GQ front cover, Erling Haaland adopted a different appearance.

He is rising to become one of football’s biggest stars.

Since joining City, the Norwegian has been nothing short of prolific.

But after British GQ published a few images from the shoot, admirers got a rare glimpse of the Norwegian’s unstyled hair.

Haaland can be seen in one of the pictures wearing a £690 Givenchy sweater and a £2,000 grey jacket and looking directly down the camera.

The former Borussia Dortmund player is then seen in the other photo sporting a £3,800 open jacket, a £325 jumper, and a necklace.

Before his GQ interview later this month, Haaland sent a few quotes.

During the conversation, he talked about meditation and how it had improved his mood.

I believe it’s extremely beneficial to unwind and try not to think too much, he remarked. because no one benefits from stress. I try not to be anxious since I detest feeling stressed.

But the idea of meditation is to make an effort to suppress these kinds of thoughts. Although genuinely unique to each person, it has been really successful 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.'” We must focus on that.

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“We spent the entire time in Molde doing this for the past two years. And it was fortunate for me because of them, I can now score goals with my head.

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

From Zlatan to Van Persie, Jamie Vardy, Sergio Aguero, and Lionel Messi, he continued. Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko, and Alvaro Negredo.

“I believe that in the end, it all comes down to mental awareness.

“I still try to follow my routine from when I was 13 and lived in my hometown, including the exact same runs. You can see the same thing if you watch videos of myself when I was 13 years old.

“I aim to be a little bit smarter and more acute than the players I play against. 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.

Haaland has scored 27 goals in 24 games, which is astonishing.

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 others think, say, or do.