BORUSSIA DORTMUND star Erling Haaland has celebrated winning the 2020 Golden Boy award.
The striker beat out team-mate Jadon Sancho as well as Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden on the 20-man shortlist.
Erling Haaland has celebrated winning the 2020 Golden Boy award
The Golden Boy award is given to the best young player under the age of 21 across the European Leagues.
Haaland was crowned as this year’s winner following his incredible 2019-20 season and has finally had the chance to celebrate with his award.
The 20-year-old tweeted a picture of himself clutching his trophy with the caption: “Proud.”
His father Alf-Inge shared his own pictures of the pair posing saying: “Congrats – Nice to be there with you.”
Haaland landed the Golden Boy award after scoring an impressive 27 goals in 29 appearances for Dortmund.
He also bagged 28 times for RB Salzburg before he joined the German giants for £17.1million back in January.
Barcelona’s Ansu Fati came second in the voting while Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies finished in third.
SunSport previously reported that despite Haaland’s form, Dortmund are reportedly open to cashing in on the starlet.
He has a £65m release clause in 2022 and the German club could decide it is financially best to sell him earlier for a bigger fee.
The Noway international is already on the radar of some of Europe’s biggest clubs including rivals Manchester United and City.
Real Madrid have also been linked with a move for Haaland as a long-term replacement for Karim Benzema.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
