Erling Haaland: A Game-Changer for Barcelona?

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Laporta's bold plan for Haaland

Erling Haaland of Manchester City is a striker, and Sport of Spain reports that Barcelona is willing to do "everything" to recruit him.

Joao Laporta is behind this suggested action because he wants to make a "media signing" before his tenure as president of Barça club expires.

Haaland's desire to switch teams is mostly driven by his expectation that City manager Pep Guardiola will leave the team in 2025 or 2026. The 36-year-old Robert Lewandowski of Barça has had an incredible start to the 2024–25 La Liga season, scoring 12 goals in 11 games, but the team is still searching for a striker to ultimately take his spot.

Since joining Man City in 2022, Haaland, 24, has been sensational, scoring an incredible 73 goals in 73 Premier League appearances. His current contract with the team expires in2027, so Barça won't be able to sign him for a low price, which might be problematic considering their well-known financial difficulties.

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According to Ekrem Konur, Real Madrid is getting ready to make the initial move toward acquiring Trent Alexander-Arnold in January. Rumors of the Liverpool right-back joining the La Liga powerhouses have intensified in recent weeks as a result of Dani Carvajal's season-ending injury. The 25-year-old's current Liverpool deal expires next summer, therefore starting in January, he will be free to discuss a free move with other teams.

Florian Plettenberg claims that Manchester United is "monitoring the situation" surrounding Leon Goretzka at Bayern Munich. The 29-year-old would love to stay in Munich since he still has a 2026 deal with the team. The Germany international may be forced out of the squad, however, due to a lack of first-team appearances under new Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, who has played Aleksandar Pavlovic and Joshua Kimmich ahead of Goretzka in the previous few games.

A number of Premier League teams are reportedly showing a lot of interest in Ademola Lookman, who may leave Atalanta this winter for as low as €25 million, according to Florian Plettenberg. The striker, who represents Nigeria, has a contract with Atalanta until 2026, but he is reportedly eager for a "new challenge."

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FAQs

How many shots does Erling Haaland take a game?

How many shots does Erling Haaland take a game

This season, Erling Haaland is averaging 5.00 shots per Premier League game.

Can Erling Haaland break the record?

Haaland will become the quickest player to reach 100 goals for a club if he scores at least one more goal in his 104th game. The record is now held by Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal, who scored 100 goals for Real Madrid in 105 games.

How many trophies has Haaland won?

For Haaland, who began the 2023–24 season with his fourth trophy in sky blue, start the season the way you want to continue on. He converted his penalty kick to help City win the European championship for the first time in the club's history in our shootout victory against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup.

How many hattricks does Haaland have?

Now, in 69 Premier League appearances, Erling Haaland has eight hat-tricks, or one per nine games on average. In the history of the Premier League, only three players have scored as many hat-tricks as he did in only 69 appearances.