ERLING HAALAND has revealed he believes pal Jadon Sancho “is the best player” around – and was when they faced off aged 16.
The Norwegian forward, 19, was full of praise for his Borussia Dortmund team-mate – saying he’s the best in the world.
Haaland has called Dortmund pal Sancho ‘the best’ around
Sancho, 20, is being chased by a host of European giants this summer, but Haaland will be desperate to keep his fellow attacker at the Westfalenstadion.
Haaland told BT Sport: “I’m not sure how many but goals and assists [Sancho has this season, but]) that speaks for itself.
“You can also see the goals and the way in which he dribbles past players it’s looking so easy.
“It’s also funny because I played against him when I was 16-years-old, and he was the exact same player dribbling past players.
“When I played against him then he was the best player I played against because he was so good.
“Now that I get to play with him it’s fantastic and he’s also assisted me and we play good together, he’s as young as me and he’s amazing.
“He has a very bright future.”
The pair have only played together since January, when Haaland left Red Bull Salzburg to sign for Dortmund.
Sancho was already a first-team regular having exploded onto the scene following his 2017 move from Manchester City’s youth ranks.
Since joining Dortmund, Haaland has scored 13 goals in just 14 Bundesliga games – adding a further two assists.
Meanwhile, Sancho has been in electric form, having been involved in 33 goals in just 31 league games – 17 goals and 16 assists.
The England star’s sensational form has seen him linked with a move back to England – with Manchester United and Liverpool interested.
Dortmund recently revealed they would only sell Sancho for £117million.
Man Utd may be the only team in Europe post-lockdown able to afford that sky-high figure.
Premier League champions Liverpool recently passed on the chance to sign Timo Werner for £53m for financial reasons.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
