England fans will be very fearful of what Erling Haaland can deliver in a split second, as Norway face the Three Lions in the next round of the captivating World Cup.
Haaland currently has a red-hot seven goals next to his name on the world's biggest stage for Stale Solbakken's underdogs, as his lethal brace knocked out Brazil in the round of 16, and when the frightening 25-year-old isn't powering home goal after goal for his country, he's a deadly machine in the Premier League for Manchester City.
Leicester City would love to have a striker of Haaland's unerring goalscoring prowess in their squad right now, having been on the receiving end of the City number nine's potent performances once upon a time in the Premier League, but Russell Martin currently has no senior striker on the books.
This could soon change, as Martin and Co try to win their very own reliable Scandinavian marksman this summer...
Leicester in the market for a new striker
Leicester have been tipped to make a move for numerous centre-forwards, with Plymouth Argyle's Lorent Tolaj a name that has been constantly mentioned.
But, instead of going after a recognised League One goalscorer, the Foxes could be tempted to go down a more unexplored route in trying to snap up Tobias Lauritsen, who has just seen his contract with Sparta Rotterdam expire.
Celtic have been named as another onlooker interested in a deal for Lauritsen, who hails from the same Nordic shores as Haaland.
It's not just their geographical similarities that ties them closely together, as the towering attacker - who comes in at imposing 6-foot-3 next to his counterpart's intimidating 6-foot 5 frame - also has a keen eye for goal, which has seen him light up the Netherlands.
He could their own Haaland
Much like Haaland, Lauritsen first made a name for himself as a goalscoring hotshot in his homeland.
A mighty 26 goals would fall into his back pocket for the Odds BK B team from 36 games, leading to him leading the line in the senior ranks with venom, as well, as 33 goals came his way in the main team fold.
Haaland would boast 22 goals playing for Molde reserves and the main side, and he would never look back when he was snapped up by Red Bull Salzburg, as his journey to become one of the world's leading goalscoring forces begun.
Lauritsen hasn't experienced any overwhelming tinges of homesickness either, after leaving Norway behind, with a very impressive 55 strikes collected while situated in Rotterdam, when going up against the likes of Ajax and PSV Eindhoven regularly.
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Indeed, the attacking brute would constantly step up as a dependable goalscoring threat for his Dutch employers, with his lowest tally in the Eredivisie for a single season coming in at being a still modest ten goals, as double digits kept being consistently hit with ease.
Noted as being a top "weapon" to have on your side by Dutch pundit Mario Been, alongside being a "physically strong" striker who is "really skilled" by his ex-Rotterdam boss Maurice Steijn, Lauritsen could be the perfect fix to the Foxes' striker problems, as Martin potentially wins his very own lower league Haaland that fires the Midlands giants to immediate promotion.
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