Chelsea target Erling Haaland has outlined his ‘big dream’ to win the Champions League.
The Borussia Dortmund starlet, still only 20, has taken world football by storm during the early years of his career.
Haaland has hit a remarkable 57 goals in 59 games for the Bundesliga club, which has led to intense speculation over his future.
Haaland has been mooted with a move to the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United this summer.
And in an interview with the Telegraph the Norway striker explained what Europe’s premier competition means to him.
“For as long as I can remember, even when I was a really young kid, I was watching the Champions League,” Haaland said.
“There were great teams with huge legends scoring goals. So that became my dream.
“My dream was to play in the Champions League, to score in the Champions League.
“You know that is where the best players play and that’s where the best players belong.”
Pressed on what it would mean him to lift European football’s most coveted trophy, Haaland added: “To win the Champions League one day.
“Hopefully I can lift that trophy and that really would be, well, amazing.”
Despite the constant transfer links, Haaland has promised he will be ‘respectful’ to his current contract.
And Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke maintains that a summer transfer is not on the horizon for Haaland.
Quizzed on how many clubs can afford Haaland, Watzke responded: “Your assumption is fundamentally wrong: Because there are no conditions from us.
“I have the clear expectation Erling Haaland will still play for us next season. And I don’t worry about anything else.”
Haaland’s witty sense of humour is something he says comes from Leeds – his place of birth – a football club where his father, Alf-Inge, is of course fondly remembered.
Haaland Jr admits he has a way to go yet to eclipse his father’s achievements in the game.
“He has played more national team games than me and has played more matches at a higher level,” he explained.
“I still need to play a little bit more before I can say I’m better but hopefully, one day, I can.
“Sometimes he tells me stories about when he played. It’s good to have that experience in the family.”