Erling has no regrets

bitterness and euphoria of relegation scraps on loan from his parent club in the last two seasons.

“Dropping out of the League with Chesterfield was a horrible experience, I never want to feel that again,” he said.

“To come in and see a receptionist in tears, clearing her desk after being made redundant and paying the price because we hadn’t done our jobs on the pitch, was heartbreaking.

“Going to Wimbledon last season, and seeing the other side of a relegation battle – where there was a happy ending – didn’t just improve me as a footballer, it made me grow up.

“At one stage we were 10 or 12 points adrift, but I channelled all the emotion of what happened the year before and promised myself, ‘Never again’.”

If Ramsdale ever needs to keep it real, his brothers are on hand to remind him of the slings and arrows away from pro football’s soft-focus limelight. He said: “Oliver is a West End actor – from Billy Elliot to Dirty Dancing. He has done panto with David Hasselhoff and all sorts. I try to see him in every show at least once.

“Edward, the prison officer, keeps me grounded. When he comes home in his uniform, with his keys on his belt as a reminder of who’s locked up, it brings me down to earth. It’s probably why

I live every day like it’s my last.”

ERLING HAALAND made “a well-considered decision” to join Borussia Dortmund.

The Germans won the battle to sign the teenage striker for £17million from Red Bull Salzburg after Haaland snubbed interest from Manchester United.

His stock has soared during his short spell in the Bundesliga, scoring eight goals in four games since moving last month.

Agent Mino Raiola said: “I was busy with Erling Haaland for almost a year.

“I spoke to a number of clubs, listened to plans, seen and negotiated amounts. This allowed Erling to make a wellconsidered decision.”