AN eyesore 10ft statue of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been stolen.
The effigy — sculpted in full match package from a tree trunk weighing almost a ton — was nicked after complaints it seemed nothing just like the 22-year-old star.
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AN eyesore 10ft statue of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been stolen.
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The effigy was nicked after complaints it seemed nothing just like the soccer starCredit: Getty
It had pleasure of place 50ft above a retailer in his house city of Bryne, Norway.
But a thief — suspected to be a disgruntled fan — used a crane to seize it at night time.
Businessman Tore Sivertsen spent £10,000 commissioning the statue saluting City’s £85.5million signing. Even he conceded it was ugly.
It was hoisted into place two weeks in the past and Mr Sivertsen deliberate to public sale it to assist fund a hospital in Tanzania till it instantly vanished early on Wednesday.
Haaland, 22, arrived at City in the summertime after scoring 86 targets in 89 matches for Borussia Dortmund.
He has netted a objective in every of three Premier League matches this season.
Tractor dealership boss Mr Sivertsen informed The Sun: “We are all enormously happy with Erling.
“I assumed it will be good to fee a statue to pay tribute.
“Some have complained it’s too ugly although, let’s face it, Erling just isn’t a fairly man.
“But I used to be nonetheless shocked that somebody determined to steal it.
Mr Sivertsen commissioned famend wooden sculptor Kjetil Barane, who took a yr to craft it from a 100-year-old log.
The businessman mentioned: “I settle for it is probably not to everybody’s style, however I prefer it.
“It’s a murals reasonably than a sensible illustration of Erling Haaland.”
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The striker has netted a objective in every of three Premier League matches this season.Credit: Reuters
