'My record will go' - will Haaland overtake Shearer?

"All I person to accidental is, I'm sorry, I'm present to stay."

That connection from Erling Haaland, released successful a societal media video by Manchester City aft the Norwegian striker signed a caller declaration until 2034, was aimed astatine Premier League defenders.

But the connection could besides beryllium aimed astatine all-time Premier League grounds goalscorer Alan Shearer.

Haaland's caller declaration - the longest successful the Premier League - means Shearer's 260-goal grounds could good beryllium successful sight.

After all, Haaland, who has 79 Premier League goals truthful far, has scored his astatine 0.9 goals per game, importantly higher than the 0.59 achieved by Shearer.

"If helium stays for that long, nary uncertainty helium volition interruption that record," Shearer told BBC Sport connected Friday.

"My grounds volition spell 1 day. It mightiness beryllium idiosyncratic else's by past – similar Harry Kane oregon Mohamed Salah.

"There were large goalscorers earlier I was calved that person unthinkable records arsenic well.

"My grounds volition spell 1 day, I'm definite of that."

Opta has calculated that if Haaland's existent ratio of 0.9 goals per crippled is maintained helium would drawback Shearer's grounds successful his 287th game.

If Haaland tin support up his scoring complaint and play the adjacent 200 consecutive top-flight games, helium could interruption the grounds successful crippled 32 of the 2029-30 season.

Since joining City successful 2022, Haaland has played successful 126 of their 151 games (83%) and started 121 (80%).

If helium did execute the grounds successful the 2029-30 campaign, helium would person different 4 years - if helium stays for the duration of the woody - to acceptable a caller people for players to reach.

In theory, there's a just spot of scope for Haaland's level to driblet disconnected and for him to inactive bushed the grounds if helium stays around.

Asked if Haaland could acceptable unbreakable records, City brag Pep Guardiola said: "If helium continues with the numbers since helium arrived, yeah. It volition beryllium connected the squad and him arsenic well."

Shearer's grounds has stood since 2006 erstwhile helium retired. Only 2 different players - Kane and Wayne Rooney - are portion of the Premier League's 200 club.

Kane, who scored 213 Premier League goals for Tottenham, whitethorn good person caught Shearer if helium had stayed successful England alternatively than moving to Bayern Munich, but cipher other has troubled Shearer.

The existent highest-placed progressive subordinate connected the database is Liverpool's Salah, who is joint-seventh with Thierry Henry connected 175.

He is 85 down Shearer and could perchance interruption the grounds if helium agrees a caller woody beyond this play astatine Anfield.

Haaland scored a extremity each 79 minutes successful his archetypal play arsenic City won the Treble - the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup - successful 2022-23.

That complaint decelerated to 1 each 98 minutes past play and stands astatine 1 each 118 this campaign, with City enduring a hard spell of conscionable 1 triumph successful 13 games betwixt 30 October and 26 December.

Despite those declining numbers, Shearer says Haaland is "too bully a player" for defenders to person "found him out".

"He is bully astatine everything - quick, bully successful the air, very, precise bully finisher - and erstwhile you person players astir you who are going to make a batch of chances, it has been a imagination squad to play in," said Shearer.

"He's normal, erstwhile helium goes 3 oregon 4 games without scoring, helium is bigger quality than anyone other due to the fact that of however bully helium is. He is utilized to that and it won't impact him. There are a tonne much goals to travel from him."

Shearer says determination is "surprise" astatine the magnitude of the woody but it is "good news" for the Premier League.

"We privation the champion product, determination is nary uncertainty astir that," said Shearer.

"You would not motion an hold to your declaration of that magnitude if you weren't really, truly blessed and knowing you could spell and execute bigger things.

"This declaration does not mean helium is guaranteed to stay.

"I would beryllium amazed if helium was astatine City erstwhile helium is 34, erstwhile this caller declaration ends, but this means they tin clasp connected to him for longer, and no-one tin travel and get him for inexpensive if helium decides helium wants to leave."

The striker's renewal comes arsenic City await the result of the Premier League's lawsuit against them, examining alleged breaches of fiscal rules.

The club, who could look a immense authorisation if recovered guilty, person denied the 115 charges levelled against them.

Like Shearer's Premier League tally, immoderate different records mightiness person to hold a while.

Sergio Aguero is Manchester City's grounds goalscorer erstwhile each competitions are taken into account, and the people is again 260 goals - a people Haaland would spell past successful his sixth play astatine the club, based connected his scoring rate.

Haaland is City's 3rd highest Premier League goalscorer down Aguero (184) and Raheem Sterling (91).

Taking into relationship shot earlier August 1992, erstwhile the Premier League launched, the grounds for the apical formation is Jimmy Greaves' 357 league goals. Haaland is simply a agelong mode disconnected that record, but it whitethorn beryllium attainable if helium sees retired the duration of his caller deal.

He is improbable to ever interruption Dixie Dean's grounds of 60 goals successful a top-flight play (for Everton successful 1927-28).

The adjacent large Premier League landmark volition beryllium quickest to 100 goals, and helium has 36 games successful which to people 21 goals and bushed Shearer's grounds of 124 games.

The Champions League scoring grounds is Cristiano Ronaldo's 140 goals. Haaland is already connected 41 goals successful 39 Champions League games crossed 5 seasons.

It would instrumentality him astir 12 years to bushed that record, based connected conscionable implicit 8 goals a season.

Haaland already has the grounds for astir Premier League goals successful a play - the 36 helium managed successful 2022-23.

He has reached assorted quickest subordinate to 'x' magnitude of goals landmarks successful the Premier League connected his mode to his existent 79-goal tally.

The past large 1 came successful November erstwhile helium reached 75 Premier League goals successful 77 games, 16 matches less than Shearer, the erstwhile holder, took.

The erstwhile Borussia Dortmund striker besides has the champion minutes-per-goal figures successful Premier League history, for players to play astatine slightest 5,000 minutes - 1 each 91 minutes.

As good arsenic a big of hat-trick landmarks, the Norwegian's 10 goals successful his opening 5 Premier League games this play is besides a record.

Haaland has 3 spots successful the apical 10 of that database - with 9 successful 5 successful 2022-23 and 'just' the 7 past season.

He besides has respective akin Champions League records. He reached 40 goals successful 35 games, 10 less games than it took Ruud van Nistelrooy, the erstwhile grounds holder.

It is not conscionable nine shot wherever Haaland is breaking records, though. He became Norway's all-time apical scorer successful October, overtaking Jorgen Juve, who played betwixt 1928 and 1937.

Haaland has 38 goals successful 39 games for Norway but has yet to play for his state successful a large tournament.