He has in the Villareal and Atletico Madrid shirt 6 goals against Barcelona in 9 games. Against Real Madrid, there have been 5 goals in 11 games. Not many people in the world can point to a statistic like this against the two giants. Still, Diego Simeone keeps Alexander Sørloth back on the bench this season, completely incomprehensible after last season’s 20 La Liga goals, this as a super reserve. Now there are reports of bids ticking in for the national team striker in January.
For us, the next natural step is the Premier League, back to the world’s toughest league. After his move from Danish football to Crystal Palace in 2018, the club showed little confidence in the Norwegian and sent him out on loan where he eventually became the top scorer in the Turkish top division. Now Sørloth is in a completely different place in terms of play. The speed, technique, flair and finishing are at a level where it is only natural to score against clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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However, it is not Newcastle who are reported to be the most active at the beginning of November. Mundo Deportivo points to Fichajes’ report that Turkish Fenerbahce have singled out Sørloth as their top priority, a striker with good ball skills and who has shown he delivers in the Turkish league. The Norwegian international’s name still hangs high after a wild 33 goals and 11 assists in 49 games for Trabzonspor (on loan from Crystal Palace).
It is reported that the Turkish club is preparing a formal offer that will approach Atletico’s demand for 35 million euros. The question is whether a permanent transfer to the Turkish league is the right thing to do. In any case, we must get the super striker in the match arena before the World Cup playoffs – where Norway will participate.
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