“I’m Still 23-Years-Old” – Erling Haaland Reflects on Breaking Alan Shearer’s Premier League Record

Erling Haaland scored a brace against Chelsea in an exciting 4-4 draw. The lethal striker has continued the same form of the last season. This has also brought the Manchester City striker closer to breaking the record of Alan Shearer. The Norwegian striker has now reflected on breaking this major record in the Premier League while admitting to ‘not thinking’ about it too much.

This is the reason the Cityzens put all their energy during the last summer transfer window into getting the Haaland transfer done. Pep Guardiola knew that Erling Haaland could take the club to the next level of success.

Erling Haaland is on the brink of breaking another Premier League record!

Erling Haaland finally scored against Chelsea in his Premier League career. He scored a brace for Manchester City as they were held to a 4-4 draw. That goal brace took Haaland to 49 goals in his English Premier League career already. He could now potentially become the fastest to 50 goals in the Premier League. Erling Haaland has made it clear that records are a good thing for his career, however, he is not overly obsessed with the records.

Erling Haaland speaking to the media after the Chelsea match said, I don’t care too much about it. I care about performing and developing. I’m still 23-years-old. Records come – that’s a good thing but in the end, I don’t think of it”. Alan Shearer became the first player to reach 50 goals in the Premier League. Whereas, Andy Cole broke that record in 65 games while playing for Manchester United.

It looks like Erling Haaland is set to be in good company with Premier League legends. It will be great for Haaland to keep crushing records and he’ll be breaking this one for sure as the striker has just played 47 games in the Premier League. But, his ultimate target in his soccer career will be to win the holy grail that is the Ballon d’Or.

How close is Haaland to winning the Ballon d’Or this season?

Many soccer experts and fans believed that Erling Haaland deserved to win the Ballon d’Or this year. This is because of his goals and treble-winning season. But, in the end, World Cup winner Lionel Messi won the award. Haaland has continued his goal exploits this season. He has scored 17 goals and provided 4 assists in 18 games this season in all the competitions. This certainly is a great start to his ambition for the Ballon d’Or.

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Manchester City is on top of the table in the Premier League and also in its Champions League group too. So, in terms of trophies with the club, he is certainly on the right track. If the numbers of the last season are to be replicated, Erling Haaland could expect a storm of individual accolades flooding in this season.

So the big question is whether Erling Haaland can win the Ballon d’Or and eventually become the highest goal scorer in the history of the Premier League? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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