Claims that Arsenal could have signed Erling Haaland from Molde early in his career are fanciful, according to the club’s former scout Brian McDermott.
Back in 2018, Haaland was the subject of widespread interest after making an eye-catching breakthrough by scoring 20 goals in 50 games for Molde in Norway. Arsenal were one of the clubs who scouted the young striker before he ended up moving to Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019.
His career has gone from strength to strength, with 29 goals in 27 appearances for Salzburg and 86 in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund taking him to Manchester City this summer in a £51million transfer. Haaland is now tearing up the Premier League, with 17 goals in 11 games, sparking more speculation about his early days.
