Erling Haaland to have statue constructed in his honour in hometown

According to Norwegian news outlet NRK, a statue of Erling Haaland will be constructed in honour of the young footballer in his hometown.

The wooden sculpture will be over three metres tall and weigh over 700 kilograms.

Haaland has established himself as one of Europe's finest talents at Borussia Dortmund. He's hit 21 goals and provided seven assists in the Bundesliga this term, despite spending a good chunk of it injured.

Based on the early pictures, it honestly doesn't look much like Haaland although we may not really know until it's finished.

Footballers have had some notorious statues which look nothing like themselves - especially Cristiano Ronaldo.

Source: Rogaland