“Incredible weapon”
Matchday 13 in the Premier League is in the books, and Erling Haaland has already scored more goals this season as Manchester City’s top goalscorer of last season. With his two goals in Man City’s 3-1 victory over Brighton, the 22-year-old has now scored 17 goals, besting Kevin de Bruyne’s 15 goals from the 2021/22 season. The season before, Man City’s top goalscorer was Ilkay Gündogan, with just 13 goals in the Premier League.
“Erling scoring the two goals, it’s important for him and the team and for us, and it’s another weapon we have now,” Man City manager Pep Guardiola said when asked about Haaland’s qualities after the Norwegian first joined the club. “We need players in the box, and with Erling [Haaland] and Julián [Álvarez] we have that weapon. For the people outside, that is important. The space in the middle is so minimal, we try to make the movements there,” Guardiola added this month.
The most expensive Premier League signings in the summer of 2022
Gonçalo Guedes | Valencia -> Wolves | Fee: €32.6m
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Market value: €40m
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Brenden Aaronson | RB Salzburg -> Leeds | Fee: €32.8m
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Market value: €25m
Amadou Onana | Lille -> Everton | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €10m
Nayef Aguerd | Stade Rennais -> West Ham | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €12m
Oleksandr Zinchenko | Man City -> Arsenal | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €25m
Fábio Vieira | Porto -> Arsenal | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €25m
Gianluca Scamacca | Sassuolo -> West Ham | Fee: €36m
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Market value: €30m
Sven Botman | Lille -> Newcastle | Fee: €37m
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Market value: €30m
Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli -> Chelsea | Fee: €38m
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Market value: €35m
Lucas Paquetá | Olympique Lyon -> West Ham | Fee: €42.95m
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Market value: €35m
Matheus Nunes | Sporting -> Wolves | Fee: €45m
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Market value: €35m
Kalvin Phillips | Leeds -> Man City | Fee: €49m
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Market value: €50m
Cristian Romero | Atalanta -> Tottenham (previously on loan) | Fee: €50m
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Market value: €48m
Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City -> Arsenal | Fee: €52.2m
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Market value: €50m
Raheem Sterling | Man City -> Chelsea | Market value: Fee: €56.2m
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Market value: €70m
Lisandro Martínez | Ajax -> Man United | Fee: 57.37m
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Market value: €32m
Richarlison | Everton -> Tottenham | Fee: €58m
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Market value: €48m
Erling Haaland | BVB -> Man City | Fee: €60m
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Market value: €150m
Marc Cucurella | Brighton -> Chelsea | Fee: €65.3m
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Market value: €28m
Alexander Isak | Real Sociedad -> Newcastle | Fee: €70m
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Market value: €30m
Casemiro | Real Madrid -> Man United | Fee: €70.65m
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Market value: €40m
Darwin Núñez | Benfica -> Liverpool | Fee: €75m
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Market value: €55m
Wesley Fofana | Leicester -> Chelsea | Fee: €80.4m
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Market value: €40m
Antony | Ajax -> Man United | Fee: €95m
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Market value: €35m
Signed for €60m from Borussia Dortmund, Haaland has scored 47.2% of Man City’s league goals this season—no other player has scored a higher percentage of his club’s goals than the Norwegian. With a market value of €150m, Haaland is the second most valuable player on the planet and is currently eight goals ahead of Harry Kane in the Premier League Golden Boot race.
Will Haaland break the goalscoring record in the Premier League?
On his current pace, Haaland will easily crack the record set by Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool forward scored 32 goals in 38 games in 2017/18, breaking a record previously held by Alan Shearer (1995/96), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08), and Luis Suárez (2013/14)—all three have managed 31 goals. In the last four years, 22 or 23 goals were enough to become the best striker in the Premier League.
Most valuable players in the Premier League
30 Marc Cucurella | Chelsea | New Market Value: €55M + (€27m)
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29 Fabinho | Liverpool | Market Value: €60M
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28 Diogo Jota | Liverpool | Market Value: €60M
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27 Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | Market Value: €60M
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26 Reece James | Chelsea | Market Value: €60M
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25 João Cancelo | Manchester City | Market Value: €65M
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24 Andrew Robertson | Liverpool | Market Value: €65M
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23 Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | New Market Value: €65M + (€15M)
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22 Wesley Fofana | Chelsea | New Market Value: €65M + (€25M)
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21 Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | Market Value: €70M
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20 Jack Grealish | Manchester City | Market Value: €70M
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19 Kai Havertz | Chelsea | Market Value: €70M
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18 Darwin Núñez | Liverpool | New Market Value: €70M + (€15M)
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17 Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | New Market Value: €70M + (€5M)
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16 Heung-Min Son | Tottenham | Market Value: €75M
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15 Ruben Dias | Manchester City | Market Value: €75M
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14 Luis Díaz | Liverpool | New Market Value: €75M + (€10M)
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13 Mason Mount | Chelsea | Market Value: €75M
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12 Jadon Sancho | Manchester United | Market Value: €75M
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11 Antony | Manchester United | Market Value: €75M + (€40M)
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10 Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | Market Value: €80M
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9 Rodri | Manchester City | Market Value: €80M
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8 Declan Rice | West Ham United | Market Value: €80M
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7 Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | Market Value: €80M
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6 Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | Market Value: €85M
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5 Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | Market Value: €85M
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4 Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Market Value: €90M
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3 Harry Kane | Tottenham | Market Value: €90M
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2 Phil Foden | Manchester City | Market Value: €90M
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1 Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Market Value: €150M
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