Haaland talks about his Champions League and World Cup hopes as he appears in GQ

Man City striker Erling Haaland has opened up on his Champions League and World Cup aspirations as he has appeared on the cover of GQ's second annual global sports issue.

The Norwegian striker has enjoyed a fantastic debut season with the club, scoring 33 goals in 30 games across all competitions.

He has taken an unlikely dip into fashion, appearing on the cover of GQ's sports issue, wearing a £2,000 jacket as well as a £690 Givenchy jumper.

In another picture he is seen wearing all-white with a £3,800 jacket and a jumper worth £325.

In the magazine he talks about his hopes of success with Man City and Norway.

He said: 'I will try to do everything in my power to win trophies here with Manchester City and try to be the game changer, my goal is to win the Champions League.'

On success with his country he added: 'Norway is a small, small nation, 5.5 million, I think less.

'So we're not a big nation. But again you see at the World Cup small nations that do fantastic things.

'We hope to qualify (in 2026) that's my biggest goal with them. Hopefully one day I'll get to play knockout games with Norway.

Haaland focuses on the mental side of the game more intently than most. A few years back, he garnered some attention for what has become his signature goal celebration: sliding into a lotus pose and closing his eyes, as if in a meditative trance.

The celebration led to a wave of imitators including from the Paris Saint-Germain side in a Champions League game.

Haaland speaking about meditation said: 'I think it’s a really good thing.

'To relax, to try to not think too much. Because stress is not good for anyone. I hate to be stressed, and I try not to be stressed. But the concept of meditation is to try to let go of these kinds of thoughts. It’s really individual, but for me it’s worked really well.