Kevin De Bruyne Expresses Confidence That Erling Haaland Will Be Influential at Manchester City

• Kevin De Bruyne has expressed his optimism that Erling Haaland will be a key member of Manchester City in terms of goal scoring
• Manchester City activated Erling Haaland’s release clause from Borussia Dortmund to beat other top clubs like Real Madrid that wanted the Norwegian
• De Bruyne is also confident that he will increase his assists tally in the Premier League with Haaland in the team

Kevin De Bruyne has sent out a fiery warning to Manchester City’s Premier League rivals ahead of next season. De Bruyne feels that the arrival of Erling Haaland will make City a more lethal side than it already is.

Haaland is expected to slot in directly into Pep Guardiola’s team, given the magnanimous talent he possesses. He has been a lethal goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund and RB Salzburg and was wanted by many clubs.

He has already been pictured doing some warm-up sessions at Manchester City’s training ground. He arrives on the backdrop of City winning the Premier League title four times in the last five years.

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And now, his soon-to-be teammate De Bruyne has explained what the Norwegian will bring to his team, as reported by Belgian media house HLN, and quoted by the Mirror.

Erling Haaland is a top striker. His move should help us grow as a team. Everybody expects a lot. They have always been looking for a number 9, but it will be good to have that striker that maybe scores 20-25 goals a season.

The Belgian midfielder Is also upbeat that Haaland will help him rack up more assists.

Maybe Haaland’s arrival might help me too. There have been years that I have had more assists than this season, but my chance creation and other things have remained consistent.

Both players are currently on international duty in the UEFA Nations League. Haaland scored for Norway in their win against Serbia, while De Bruyne will be in action on Friday night they clash with the Netherlands.

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Louis Van gaal tips Kevin de Bruyne to win Ballon d'Or

Sports Brief earlier reported that Netherlands manager Louis Van Gaal had waded into the discussion of who deserves to win the 2022 Ballon d'Or.

The former Manchester United trainer's choice goes contrary to the highly fancied opinion of Karim Benzema, who in the eyes of past and present football star is the overwhelming candidate to succeed Lionel Messi as the Ballon d'Or winner.

Kevin de Bruyne has had a brilliant season for Manchester City and continues to be a star for the Belgian national team.