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According to The Guardian, Arsenal are said to have sent scouts to watch RB Salzburg’s Erling Haaland in action.
What’s the story?
Although we may be between transfer windows, many clubs are looking at potential signings, and there are few players in European football who are more sought-after than 19-year-old Haaland.
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The Norway international is said to have 20 clubs pursuing him, including the Gunners.
Amongst the other mentioned clubs are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. Salzburg are said to be hoping to earn €60m (£51.6m) in the summer from a player they bought for just €9m (£7.7m).
Match made in heaven
The former Molde striker has burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion so far this term.
In 15 games, he has bagged an astonishing 22 goals, including six in the Champions League despite playing against polished sides such as Liverpool and Napoli. That tally in Europe’s premier club competition makes him the first player in the tournament’s history to score six in his first three matches.
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He has achieved these astounding results whilst playing as part of a duo upfront.
In every game so far this campaign, the Austrian outfit have played with two strikers, and they have been incredibly prolific playing with that set-up. Although we are only just in November, Salzburg have scored 75 goals in all competitions. Yes, you read that right: 75 goals.
Arsenal already have their own teenage striker who is grabbing the headlines. Gabriel Martinelli has scored seven goals in just four starts since joining from Ituano in the summer, with Jurgen Klopp even calling him a “talent of the century”.
Should Arsenal be able to beat the intense competition to his signature, there is the potential for Arsenal to have a mouth-watering partnership. And, considering they are both just teenagers, they have plenty of room to develop and improve, which is quite frankly scary.
Of course, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette are currently the two main centre-forwards at the Emirates Stadium, but that will not be the case for too long, one would imagine, given they are 30 and 28 respectively.
Unai Emery has paired them as a duo at times in his tenure in north London but this potential combination has plenty of potential too, especially given the Norway international’s performances when alongside another forward.
Signing Haaland and partnering him with Martinelli could strike fear into Premier League defences for many for years to come.