ERLING HAALAND celebrated New Year’s at a lavish party in Dubai with his girlfriend and Anthony Joshua.
Pep Guardiola’s side – who won the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia before Christmas – finished the year by beating Sheffield United 2-0.
But Haaland has not featured since the start of the month after picking up a foot injury.
And he appears to have been enjoying his time off as he took a trip to Dubai for the new year with his partner Isabel Haugseng.
The 23-year-old was also not involved in the matchday squad that won 2-0 at the Etihad on Saturday.
Guardiola told Amazon Prime: “Still, he’s not with the team. He feels better with his bone [in his foot] but he hasn’t had one training session with us.
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“Unfortunately, December is so congested with so many games. January is a bit less congested.
“Hopefully, in January, he can come back with us.”
Haaland jetted out to Dubai to celebrate the start of the year and did so at a plush party.
It was hosted by Pretty Little Thing owner Umar Kamani with boxers Joshua and Derek Chisora also in the house.
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Haaland previously visited Kamani’s mansion in Dubai last year while the Qatar World Cup was ongoing.
Joshua, 34, is still in the Middle East after his last boxing match, a win over Sweden’s Otto Wallin, 32.
He had signed to fight Deontay Wilder, 38, next but the American scuppered those blockbuster plans by losing to Joseph Parker, 31, in Saudi.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
