A lot of Leeds United fans have responded to a tweet from Phil Hay about an article he helped write for The Athletic on Erling Braut Haaland.
The Leeds-born striker has scored a staggering 40 goals this season, and the piece focuses on his rise to the top and how he nearly joined the Whites two years ago.
However, many Leeds fans seem to be unhappy with Hay for telling them how close they came to signing the Borussia Dortmund man.
Teamed up with @honigstein and @Worville to write about the rise of Dortmund goal machine and Leeds-born striker Erling Haaland.
Includes the story of how close Leeds United came to signing him two summers ago:https://t.co/ZMiDtU3SuF
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) March 22, 2020
Why do that to us Phil ??????
— Glos’ White (@GlosWhite) March 22, 2020
As if we’re not depressed enough
— Derek O Brien ??? (@Sharpeire) March 22, 2020
PHIL!! ??
— Bielsa’s Cheese Wedge Ultras (@Allcheese1) March 22, 2020
Please don’t Phil ?
— Tom Pickard?? (@pickard_tom) March 22, 2020
This should cheer people up ?
— ?? Kevin Power ?? (@kevinpower93) March 22, 2020
Don’t make me cry Phil, not today! ?
— Chalky2576 (@chalky2576) March 22, 2020
We’ve heard it before, but kick a fanbase while it’s down…
— Adam J (@Ken_DeMange) March 22, 2020
What do we think?
Haaland once admitted in an interview in 2017 that he wanted to win the Premier League with Leeds.
Is this something that you wanted to hear about?
Yes
No
However, his career has taken a slightly different path, and he is now in the Bundesliga with Dortmund.
He has had a stunning start to life there with 12 goals in just 11 appearances – so it seems that he is destined for the top, and many Leeds fans may be wondering what might have been.