Manchester City striker Erling Haaland excluded “up to seven weeks”

Pep Guardiola confirmed that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland could be absent for ‘up to seven weeks’ with an ankle injury he had suffered in Bournemouth on Sunday.

Haaland was chased out of the FA Cup tie Shortly after an hour at Vitality Stadium and was seen in a protective boot after the game.

The 24-year-old was subjected to further tests on Monday, and Guardiola says he hopes to return before the end of the season.

PEP 💬 (at the Fitness of Erling Haalanda) doctors told me between five and seven weeks (out).

So we hope that at the end of the season, the FIFA World Cup will be ready. pic.twitter.com/n8aculgkys

– Manchester City (@Mancity) April 1, 2025

He said, “They told me, doctors, (will be out) between five and seven weeks. We hope that the end of the season and the World Cup of the club will be ready. “

Egg season for Manchester City

It is the latest blow to Manchester City injury, whose hopes in the fifth consecutive Premier League title is disparaged by a series of failures.

“Sometimes there are years when such things happen,” Guardiola added. “It happened all season. I would say it could have been different that it was the end of the season (before the World Cup World Cup). So, with all the injuries we had this season, so sorry for them and for Erling. So (I wish him) a good recovery, the faster, come back.”

No natural replacements for Haaland, admits Guardiola

City headed to this match in the fifth place in the Premier League, but with many clubs that hope to be persecuted for the remaining weeks in the fight to end in the Champions League.

Guardiola now has a big problem that needs to be resolved, since the city does not have a natural replacement for Haalanda.

“We have no other player with Erling Haaland ‘From the skill or its specific traits – we know that, “he said.” But we have to adapt, and from many years we have played different ways in advance, and it depends on the quality of the player.

“We’ll find a solution from the players we have. They all have different skills and qualities. We’ll have another one (striker).”

Leicester will not be easy – Guardiola

The City Face Leicester in Etihad tomorrow night, and Guardiola insists that it will be a difficult task, despite the fact that visitors have lost their last six league matches without scoring a goal.

Catalan said, “I know how heavy the Leicester are. I impressed with the way they played the last two games. They played really good against Chelsea and against Aston Vile, who played really well, in different ways.

“They really did well. So, we desperately need (fans) to achieve our success and be in the Champions League again.”