Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has. revealed how Manchester City forward Erling Haaland reacted to his viral Euro 2024 celebration song.
Cucurella helped Spain win Euro 2024 this summer and the left-back ensured he enjoyed the moment. The former Brighton defender fired a warning at Haaland in song form.
The Norwegian international was reportedly not happy about the chant. However, Cucurella has revealed that Chelsea team-mate and ex-City player Palmer has tried to act as a mediator.
Speaking with Efe, Cucurella noted that Haaland took it “personally”, and he was taken out of context – but he would do it all over again if he could.
Erling Haaland under pressure from Marc Cucurella during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
He told Efe: “Yes, in England too, a lot of attention was given to that and these things happen. I am very happy and I think that if someone has a song sung with his name it is because he is a top player or a world star, the name of a player who is not known would not be used. Everyone is happy because he scored and I am still just as happy to win the Euro. I would do it again, these things happen and that is all.
“In the end, in England they took it a little out of context and I don’t think he [Haaland] understood it either. He read what they said and took it a little personally. Nowadays people take things very personally, but then they had some awards and my colleague [Cole] Palmer asked him about me and that was it. It was just an anecdote.”
Haaland got one over Cucurella when Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 in their opening Premier League match and it’s left to see if their rivalry will continue.
