De Bruyne Backs Man City Star Haaland To Reach Messi, Ronaldo’s Level

Kevin De Bruyne has backed his Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland to rise and reach the levels of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

 De Bruyne has seemingly seen enough from Haaland since he made the switch to Manchester from Dortmund. 

Messi and Ronaldo are arguably the best players ever to kick a football and they are often used as a yardstick for current footballers. Messi recently won the World Cup to cement his status as a GOAT and despite Ronaldo's dwindling fortunes this season, his legacy is already secured. 

Haaland has now been tasked to rise to the same astronomical levels by his assistant captain. The Norwegian striker has already shown he is more than capable after settling in quickly to the high-octane Premier League life. 

De Bruyne believes that at 22 years, Haaland can also score 800 goals by the time he is reaching the end of his career. "He already has about 200 goals, so he can probably go to 600, 700 or 800 if he stays fit and does the things that he does. 

He is still a young boy enjoying his life and he takes his football very seriously. He loves scoring goals, so I think that is the most unique thing he has," as quoted by Yahoo News. 

The Belgian has developed a relationship with Haaland, and Pep Guardiola will be looking to bank on it as they resume their trophy pursuit on multiple fronts. 

Source: Sportsbrief