Erling Haaland
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Erling Haaland
The Reward
No one is quite like Erling Haaland. He has been on an unreal scoring record in the premier league. Haaland plays big minutes for arguably the best club in Europe, and to top that all off, he is scoring almost a goal a game.
Haaland is incredible, but another thing that builds into his narrative is his humble beginnings. He is a son of a former top-flight player as well, and as we have seen over time, name recognition is everything in sports cards. Haaland clocks in. He shows up and scores poaching goals. There is a lot to like in this young star as he could be one of the all-time great number nines when all is said and done.
The Risk
There is, however, a few things that make me nervous about his profile. They are small, but I cannot avoid looking at one big concern and one small risk.
The first risk is that he doesn’t play for a nation that will likely do anything for his price ability. He is the lead threat for a poor Norway side; however, he has dual citizenship, and UEFA/FIFA has a one-time reclassification rule that technically could allow him to move to an English National team player. This would boost his market considerably.
The second, more negligible risk is that his goal threat could dry up. Manchester City is not a club that can afford for Haaland to go scoreless for a long stretch without benching the striker, and if he was to sit, we have no idea how his emotional presence would hold up as a bench striker. This is not likely, but still possible.
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His rookies are with Red Bull Salzburg.
Nice! Thanks for adding this in Patrick. I’ll be working on adding these in to his profile.
Hey Patrick!
I just updated this profile with some more cards. Let me know what you think. 🙂