The calibre of attacking players in the Premier League has risen significantly in recent years. Manchester City officially announced the signing of Erling Haaland on Monday afternoon, while Benfica said Darwin Nunez will join Liverpool in a deal for up to €100 million. They are currently two of the top young strikers in the world....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Over the last three years, Haaland, 21, has scored at an astounding rate for Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, and the Norwegian national team. Nunez, 22, has become somewhat of a household name as a result of his exploits with Benfica in 2021/22.
Haaland at his unveiling on Monday
The Uruguayan forward scored 34 goals in all competitions, prompting Liverpool to name him as the person to replace Sadio Mane, who is leaving the club.
And despite not nearly being the global sensation that Haaland is just yet, Nunez is now exceeding City’s new main man in one vital area. According to Transfermarkt, the former Almeria striker now has a considerably superior goals-per-game record, ranking sixth in Europe.
Let’s take a closer look at the top 10.
The top 10 players in terms of goals per game in 2022.
10. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)-10 goals 0.71 goals-per-game
10. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)-10 goals 0.71 goals-per-game
Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)-20 goals 0.74 goals-per-game
7. Moussa Dembele (Lyon)-18 goals 0.78 goals-per-game
7. Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco)-18 goals 0.78 goals-per-game
5. Darwin Nunez (Benfica)-16 goals 0.84 goals-per-game
Darwin Nunez after scoring a goal for Benfica
5. Ciro Immobile (Lazio)-16 goals 0.84 goals-per-game
4. Georgios Giakoumakis (Celtic)-12 goals 0.86 goals-per-game
3. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)-20 goals 0.95 goals-per-game
2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)-24 goals 1.04 goals-per-game
1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)-24 goals 1.09 goals-per-game
The top two are truly remarkable, isn’t it? Scoring almost a goal per game for a month, let alone half a domestic season, is outstanding. Both Mbappe and Benzema, are unbelievably talented.
So far, no Premier League player has surpassed Haaland or Nunez in 2022, which is quite intriguing.
Will they be able to continue this trend when they play for City and Liverpool next season? Nothing but time will tell.
