Erling Haaland warns Italian actor ‘not that close’ to girlfriend in playful video

Erling Haaland jokingly adopted the role of a jealous boyfriend after seeing Italian actor Michele Morrone talking to his girlfriend, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, in a video shared on social media.

The Manchester City striker was shown reacting as Morrone spoke with Johansen. Addressing the camera, Haaland said: “Hey, hey, hey,” before adding: “Not that close, not that close.”

The moment quickly attracted attention online, although Haaland’s broad smile immediately afterwards made it clear that his warning was intended as a joke rather than a serious confrontation.

The clip appeared in a video published on Haaland’s YouTube channel, where Johansen regularly features. The footage showed Morrone and Johansen engaged in conversation while Haaland watched the exchange and delivered his playful interruption.

Morrone is an Italian actor, while Johansen is Haaland’s girlfriend. The brief interaction became the focus of the video after viewers shared the exchange widely across social media.

Haaland’s expression and wording gave the scene the tone of a mock display of possessiveness. However, the smile that followed provided an immediate indication that the Manchester City forward was playing up the situation for the camera.

The video is part of Haaland’s continuing work on YouTube, where his girlfriend appears regularly. His latest content has been published ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.

His activity away from the pitch has continued to draw interest as he prepares for the new campaign with Manchester City. In this latest clip, the footballer’s interaction with Morrone and Johansen provided a short, light-hearted moment that quickly spread beyond the original YouTube audience.

The exchange did not develop into any serious incident. Instead, the clip depended on Haaland’s deliberately exaggerated reaction, followed by the smile that underlined its humorous nature.

According to The Sun, Morrone was seen speaking with Johansen before Haaland intervened from in front of the camera. The Norwegian then delivered his two-part warning about the actor being “not that close”.

With no further confrontation shown, the scene ended as a playful piece of content for Haaland’s channel. It also offered another example of the striker using his online platform to share moments involving Johansen before the Premier League season begins.