Fulham winger Samuel Chukwueze has ranked one of Manchester City’s stars higher than Real Madrid ace Jude Bellingham.
The Citizens may be in a poor run of form at present, but their squad is still full of great players who will hopefully bounce back in the coming weeks.
Even during a 2024/25 campaign that most would say was dismal for Manchester City, they still got to the FA Cup final and finished third in the table.
Samuel Chukwueze took part in a game with Fulham’s media team where he ranked a number of the world’s best players, and the City star in question was right up there.
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Erling Haaland of Manchester City (R) hugs Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid (L) during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 9, 2024
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Erling Haaland ranked higher than Jude Bellingham
Chukwueze was asked to rank 10 of the world’s best footballers in descending order, with number one being the best and so on.
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Former City star Kevin De Bruyne was among the players, and Chukwueze listed him in sixth place.
Rodri was also involved, with the Nigeria international ranking him in fifth, and then came Erling Haaland, who Chukwueze put in third place.
Mohamed Salah got top spot, Kylian Mbappe was in second, and Jude Bellingham was in fourth.
Meanwhile, Lautaro Martinez got seventh place, Florian Wirtz was in eighth spot, Harry Kane took ninth place and Son Heung-min rounded off the chart in tenth.
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What Erling Haaland has said about his Manchester City future
Haaland has made it clear he wants to stay at City for the long run – as proven by the contract he signed which lasts until the summer of 2034.
After putting pen to paper on the huge deal in May, the Norway international suggested he would try to replicate Kevin De Bruyne’s long stay at the Etihad.
When asked what the future looks like for Man City, Haaland told BBC Sport: “Of course, it is going to be different with different players, and one day it will be me, who’s going to be in Kevin’s shoes, you know?
“It’s with everyone. Every career kind of ends, you know?
“But, yeah, it’s going to be different with new faces, new players and everything. But we have to continue what we’ve been doing.”