Alexander Sorloth believes Erling Haaland will face the Zlatan Ibrahimovic-style problem if he joins Real Madrid or Barcelona
In recent years, Erling Haaland has been linked with the two greats in the League, and that has continued despite joining Manchester City in the summer of 2022. The 23-year-old is considered one of the best strikers in world football, and there is no doubt that he will improve Real Madrid o Barcelona.
If Haaland were to switch Manchester for Spain in the next few years, that is something Man City would be keen to avoid, his international partner Alexander Sorloth said. Relief that he believes that Haaland had little problem to adapt to Spanish football, even if he would need the help of his teammates.
“I don't think there's that much difference between some leagues and others today. I think it's a matter for the media, I believe I've been in England, Germany, Spain… And it's really not as different as people he says. So of course Haaland would suit Spain.
“When you are a great player like Haaland, you have to adapt to the team, but the team has to adapt to you. If you remember (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, he came to Spain, he tried to adapt to Barcelona, but Barcelona he had to adapt to him in many aspects. With Haaland, it would be the same. Let's say that he comes here in a team, yes, but the team he went to would have to adapt to him because of his qualities. make a team have to adapt to him.
There is certainly merit to Sorloth's remarks, as Ibrahimovic arrived at Barcelona in 2009 as one of the best strikers in the world but has struggled to adapt to the style of play – and part of that would be that Pep Guardiola did not change drastically to adapt. the Swede. For now, at least, Haaland doesn't have to worry about that, as it looks like he'll be staying at Man City for a while.