MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has traded his signature long blond hair for a short buzz cut, capturing the moment on video along with the surprised reaction of his girlfriend, Isabel Haugseng Johansen.

In a YouTube video posted Sunday, the 26-year-old Norwegian forward sat for the dramatic transformation as his hairstylist sectioned and cut away the locks that had become a recognizable part of his public image. Johansen, who has been dating Haaland since 2021, watched the process unfold and offered a series of candid responses.

"I think I will cry," Johansen said early in the video as the haircut began. Later, holding a thick lock of the blond hair bound by a tie, she added, "Oh my god."

She briefly left the room during the final stages of the buzz cut. Upon returning to see the finished result, her reaction was immediate. "Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God, darling!" she exclaimed. "It looks nice! I think you look cute."

Haaland responded with a humorous challenge: "Cute?" Johansen then adjusted her assessment while holding his face between her hands. "You look really tough," she said, before making a playful face toward the camera as if second-guessing the wording.

Johansen joked about the scale of the change. "I will wake up in the morning and be like, 'Who's that'?" she said. When Haaland asked whether she preferred the longer hair or the new short style, she answered, "Both?" He replied, "Good answer."

Haaland framed the haircut as a deliberate reset. In the video and accompanying social media posts, he described it as preparation for the new season. "New season, new trim," he wrote on Instagram alongside before-and-after images. He elaborated that he had considered........

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