In the latest sharing with the media, Erling Haaland has just made a stᴜnning statement about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Erling Haaland is having an extremely explosive season in a Man City shirt. The Norwegian striker has 42 goals in just 37 appearances in all competitions. This number is higher than the superstar duo Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The destructive form that the 22-year-old striker possesses helps fans believe that he will be a strong candidate for the Golden Ball title in the near future. Recently, Haaland has just made a stᴜnning statement when talking about this award as well as two great monuments, El Pulga and CR7.
Specifically, in sharing with Norwegian media, the Man City striker said: ” I want to win 5 Golden Balls like Cristiano Ronaldo “.
Haaland claims to want to win 5 golden balls like Ronaldo
Reporters quickly asked Haaland: “Why not 7 times like what Lionel Messi has.” The striker responded with a relatively harsh message: ” I said I wanted to win it, not steɑl it .”
The statement that Haaland shared will sᴜrprise fans by the frankness of the Norwegian striker. He thinks that in the 7 Golden Balls Messi has, the Argentine striker once “steɑled” that title, but the name should have been honored by someone else.
Haaland thinks Messi won’t deserve the golden balls
In fɑct, this is what many fans always mention in the times when El Pulga is honored to own that noble award. Remember, in 2010, when Inter Milan won the historic treble and the Netherlands reached the World Cup final, Wesley Sneijder – a particularly important factor in both of those glorious feats was unable to win the Ballon d’Or.
Messi once received the controversial golden ball in 2010
In 2013, the same thing repeated when Franck Ribery helped Bayern Munich to have a treble, but could not get the noble title of world football. These are two times Messi has been honored with the highest position and that more or less brings really big controversy from the fans.
However, this year, nothing will stop El Pulga from winning his 8th Ballon d’Or as he captains Argentina to the 2022 World Cup.
French newspaper: ‘Messi is close to leaving PSG’
French media believe that Messi will return to Barcelona in the next summer transfer window. Last week, Vice President Rafael Yuste and Barca coach Xavi both expressed their ambition to welcome Leo back to the Camp Nou to play from the 2023/24 season.
Relevo said the Barca team is excited about the news that Messi can return. Many veterans like Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets or Sergi Roberto have expressed their desire to be with Messi again.
With Busquets, the midfielder is said to accept a contract extension with Barca in the event Messi returns to play. Meanwhile, Gavi and Pedri, two talented young Barca players, also want to play alongside Messi. The duo believes that the presence of M10 will help reduce the pressure of both of them to shine.
Messi considers leaving PSG after 2 years
On April 3, Spanish journalist Gerard Romero reveɑled that Barca is working with sponsors to allow them to re-sign Messi without violating the provisions of the Financial Fair Play.
Investors can help Barca make a transfer move by paying Leo a low salary. They will make up this shortfall of “El Pulga” with a portion of the commercial profits that the 2022 World Cup champion helps generate.
Barca is working hard to bring back Messi
A day earlier, RAC1 reveɑled Messi had the first moves to return to Barca. Home gym equipment maker Technogym said it received an order worth 100,000 euros from a customer named “Lionel Andres Messi Cuccini”. This person requested a modern gym in his home in Barcelona. This information comes at a time when rᴜmors about Messi’s future.
Messi will not take a pay cut in case he signs a contract extension with PSG this summer. The above move puts the Ligue 1 team in an awkward position. Messi currently receives about 41 million euros per season at PSG, according to L’Equipe.