Haaland's curious shopping trolley sparks Real Madrid joke

Manchester City made their marquee signing early this summer, arguably securing the deal of the window early on with the spectacular signing of Erling Haaland and the Norwegian has been spotted in a local supermarket as he gets settled in.

With a trolley stuffed full of items in Sainsbury's, Haaland's purchases drew plenty of comments as the photo went viral on social media.

One user noted that Pep Guardiola "can't be happy" with the "massive bottle of ketchup in [Haaland's] trolley."

The former Borussia Dortmund striker was making a very varied purchase, stocking up on some household essentials, as well as a range of food items.

His cart included bowls, a coffee maker, waste paper baskets, a kettle, glasses, salt and much more.

While some Twitter users debated whether it was okay the footballer was being photographed like that while just trying to run some errands, others discussed what he was buying.

It didn't go unnoticed that the 21-year-old was buying plenty of products for his home, prompting jokes about his supposed future transfer to Real Madrid.

"Surprising he's buying 'house things' considering he's meant to be off to Madrid any time soon..." tweeted one user.