This article is part of Football FanCast’s One to Watch series, which focuses on those players we think are particularly worth keeping an eagle-eye on as the 2019/20 season unfolds.
The world is currently at Erling Haaland’s feet and he’s only 19 years of age.
If that is not a scary statement, then nothing really is.
Haaland is at the very beginning of his promising career in every sense of that word and yet, it feels like he has already conquered it all. After all, we’re talking here about an unstoppable talent that has already bagged 26 goals and six assists in just 18 games this season for Red Bull Salzburg.
That would be impressive for almost anyone not named Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, let alone for a 19-year-old kid who’s just starting his career.
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And naturally, it didn’t take long for the big clubs to get linked with this Norwegian talisman.
Manchester United have recently become a part of that group of elite clubs looking to potentially snatch the big talent up.
According to The Athletic’s exclusive report, the Red Devils have dispatched their most-trusted scouts to personally watch the 19-year-old in action in order to fully evaluate him.
The same source claims Manchester United will focus on his Champions League clashes but Haaland could potentially be in action for his national side as early as this evening.
Norway will face the Faroe Islands and this could be the youngster’s opportunity to increase the already ridiculous tally of goals he has in 2019.
Still, he was only capped twice for his national side so far but with his recent explosion to the scene, it wouldn’t be a stretch to assume that figure will only rise in the not so distant future.
And if he can start netting goals for fun for Norway as well, it would be hard to make a case against his signing, no matter which club we’re talking about.
Of course, with Manchester United’s more than just unfavourable situation in the Premier League, they might be in dire need of a big reinforcement.
The Red Devils are currently sitting in seventh place and behind most of the big English names bar Tottenham Hotspur.
Is Haaland the answer to their problems?
He could be and for that reason, their fans better keep their eyes peeled for the young prodigy’s potential show later on tonight.
