Erling Haaland and his unexpected response about beating Alan Shearer's goal record

Erling Haaland is in an important moment of form in his second year with Manchester City. The Norwegian footballer has positioned himself as the great scorer of the citizen team and believes that it is an important moment to place himself among the Premier League's historic ones. Now, the Norwegian forward hopes to establish himself in the best possible way in terms of historical records. In a conversation with The Telegraph, the forward spoke about his intention to continue at the club.

He did it in the silliest way, being asked if he believed he could beat Alan Shearer's scoring record, after surpassing him as the top scorer in the same season. Jokingly, Halaand asked: "How long is my contract? Three years and 10 months? There's still time to do it, right?" No longer laughing, the City striker expressed that "it's something you can't think about. You have to think about the next game, the season, and then those things come with time. But I'm still going to be around for 15 more years." in England, why not? We'll see."

Without a doubt, Haaland's impact on Manchester City has been immediate and this is demonstrated by achieving the treble in the first season, although the reality is that the most important thing was the Champions League. "I came to win it and we achieved it. I think I have changed Manchester City's way of playing a little. We had to score goals to win but, in the end, what matters is winning titles. Haaland is alarmed by the Champions League anthem , which "still excites me"

What does Shearer say about Erling Haaland?

Shearer, who already gave up the record in February, once again surrendered to the evidence on the 'BBC': "What a player. He will continue scoring goals. He will break the record and I will be the first to congratulate him. He is at a level "To score 50 goals in a season is something extraordinary."