At just 20 years old, Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund’s top striker, is already one of the best of the best. No wonder then that he is compared to world stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Haaland’s advisor Mino Raiola even sees similar character traits in the comparison.
Again and again the BVB attacker impresses with his incredible speed and ability to finish. And above all with his greed, his mentality. “Haaland is interested in two things: scoring goals and winning titles,” said Raiola in an interview with the Spanish newspaper AS. “He’s like a Cristiano or a Zlatan, he has this positive obsession.” The player advisor likes to question whether Borussia Dortmund is ultimately the right club to achieve great success. “He will definitely choose where those two things are more likely together. When a club like Barcelona or Madrid comes along, it’s hard to say no.”
Raiola on Haaland: “He knows what he wants”
What makes Haaland so strong, among other things, is the pure focus on football. Shortly after the Norwegian switched to Borussia Dortmund, the corona pandemic set in. The party scene in clubs and restaurants could not distract the top striker, but this is not in Haaland’s nature either. “For example, being a Scandinavian, he was always very much like Ibrahimovic. You’re polite, calm … You can’t go to Malmo in a Ferrari,” said Raiola. The vehicle fleet at Cristiano Ronaldo has grown by many noble cars, but training has always been the focus of the Portuguese. As is currently the case at Haaland! “He knows what he wants,” said Raiola.
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