Super-agent Mino Raiola, who represents some of the biggest footballers in the game, has insisted that only 10 clubs can afford Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, and that four of them are in the Premier League.
The 20-year-old is among the leading strikers in world football and is said to have several sides chasing his signature.
Raiola, his agent, has now claimed there are only 10 clubs that can afford Haaland, who is believed to have a €75 million (R1.3 billion) release clause in his contract, and believes the Norway international will lead the new generation of stars.
"It is obvious that everybody is looking at Erling as one of those potential new future stars because it's so difficult to do what he does at his age at his level," he told the BBC.
"He will be one of the future stars of the next decade because we see that stars such as (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, (Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi are coming to an age where everyone asks themselves: 'How long can we still enjoy them?' So everyone is looking for the new generation.
"Only a maximum of 10 clubs can afford to buy Haaland and give the platform you would like after you've been in Dortmund, and four of those clubs are in England.
"I don't think there's a sports director or trainer in the world who would say 'not interested'. It's like saying: 'Is there a Formula 1 team who would not be interested in having Lewis Hamilton?'"
Haaland has scored 43 goals and assisted a further 10 strikes in 43 games for Dortmund since his arrival at the club in January last year.
