Kevin De Bruyne believes Erling Haaland could go on to outscore all the fine strikers he has played with during his career. Manchester City playmaker De Bruyne enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the club’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero before the Argentinian left the Etihad Stadium in 2021.
He has also combined well with Romelu Lukaku for Belgium while, albeit briefly, he worked with Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto’o in his younger days at Chelsea.
Other strikers De Bruyne has played alongside at various times include Gabriel Jesus, Christian Benteke and Nicklas Bendtner, while new World Cup-winner Julian Alvarez is another current team-mate.
Yet while De Bruyne insists he would not like to rank any of them, the stunning impact made by Haaland at City suggests he could be the most prolific of the lot. “It is very hard to compare because they are all totally different,” said De Bruyne. “They play in the same position but some are physical players, some are speed demons and they can all score goals for fun. “Erling hasn’t because of his age, but they have all scored 300 or 400 goals.