Erling Haaland’s outstanding start to the season with Manchester City was anticipated because of his perfect fit in the well assembled City squad.
The agency for the teenage striker has stated that he anticipates the Norwegian forward to be the most expensive player in the history of the game.
The Manchester club unexpectedly acquired the deadly striker from Borussia Dortmund for £51 million in June. According to Sky Sports, some have said that he should have cost significantly more than the sum disclosed so far.
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According to Trasfermarkt, he has now scored 20 goals for Man City this season across all competitions and is on pace to set a number of goalscoring records in both England and Europe.
Haaland’s agency divulges the striker’s cost
Haaland’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, reportedly told the Daily Mail that the striker’s market worth will soar to unheard-of heights in the future.
“I think Erling will be the first player to achieve a transfer that will be around £1bn. If you put together his football value, his image value, his sponsor value, it is for sure £1bn. It’s normal to compare Erling with Mbappe so you have a little bit of an idea of the market.”
The Athletic claims that Man City has a 200 million euro release clause, although that only applies to clubs outside the Premier League.
Haaland can match Ronaldo’s speed.
Sports Brief previously covered how many goals Haaland must score on average each season to catch Cristiano Ronaldo’s 700 club goals.
With 155 goals in his club career thus far, Haaland has scored 86 goals for Borussia Dortmund, 20 goals for Molde FK, 29 goals for Red Bull Salzburg, and 20 goals for Manchester City.
Therefore, if he continues to play into his late 30s, he has 15 seasons to achieve 545 goals.