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Jesse Marsch wishes Erling Haaland was 'coming back home' to Leeds instead of joining 'the best team in the world' Manchester City as in-demand striker prepares to seal Premier League switch

Jesse Marsch says he wishes Erling Haaland was coming ‘back home’ to Leeds but believes he will turn Manchester City into an unstoppable force.

The Norwegian superstar striker was born in Leeds, who his dad Alf-Inge played for from 1997 to 2000 before signing for City.

Current Whites boss Marsch managed Haaland for the first half of the 2019-20 season when he was in charge of Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

Leeds boss Marsch managed Haaland when he was in charge of Red Bull Salzburg in Austria

And asked about his former player’s proposed move to City, Marsch said: ‘I wish he was coming back home here to Leeds.