Erling Haaland landed in Marbella last Sunday night to join the rest of the Norwegian team that he prepares at the Marbella Football Center facilities. the double commitment against Gibraltar and Turkey of the next 24 and 37 of the currents. The Norwegian star has been able to train under Stale Solbakken almost immediately after taking part with his team, Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga match against Cologne that ended 2-2.
It goes without saying that the Scandinavian team has shielded itself in these facilities to avoid the media photo of its reference player, claimed by many of the best teams in Europe such as Manchester City and Manchester United, Real Madrid or Barcelona. Rigorous closed door training.
Especially striking is the security deployment around it. Around 10 people guard you during these days in Marbella, almost a third of the 55 members that the Norwegian expedition has brought to Spain for this concentration for the games against Gibraltar, on Wednesday, and against Turkey at La Rosaleda in Malaga, on Saturday. Never before had such a deployment of security been seen in the Norwegian concentration on other occasions in which they also chose the Costa del Sol to exercise.
Authorized to go to Gibraltar
On the other hand, both Haaland and the other six internationals who play in the Bundesliga have been authorized to travel to Gibraltar for next Wednesday's match against the 'llanitos'. The problem was that, being a territory belonging to the United Kingdom, it could be forced to pass the quarantine required by the German authorities. Nevertheless, Haaland may not be present at this meeting for purely sporting reasons since the Nordic coach would choose to give him a break thinking about next Saturday's game, at La Rosaleda, where Norway will play at home.