‘Amazing’: Graham Potter waxes lyrical about £51m PL star Chelsea reportedly tried to sign last year

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Graham Potter has raved about Manchester City’s Erling Haaland as his Chelsea team prepare to face him tonight.

Haaland, who’s been in devastating form during his debut season at the Etihad Stadium, already has 27 goals in 21 games across all competitions.

The 22-year-old centre-forward has been lethal spearheading the Man City attack, with 21 of his goals coming in the Premier League.

Chelsea and Man City lock horns on Thursday night at Stamford Bridge in the league, which has led to Blues supporters fearing for their defence.

Potter raved about Haaland

Chelsea boss Potter has given opposition player Haaland a special mention before this evening’s game.

“He’s had a fantastic season and his goals there are amazing,” Potter said, as quoted by Football London.

For any Premier League manager, sending out a side to come up against Haaland must be a nightmare.

Chelsea know they’ve got one fantastic centre-half in Thiago Silva to combat the superstar forward, but the Blues defence has still shown plenty of vulnerabilities this season.

It’s vital Potter’s side get a positive result tonight to try climb up the league table because they currently sit 10th. However, it’s going to be a very tall order.

Chelsea tried to sign him

ESPN claimed last year that Chelsea held talks with Haaland’s representatives about signing him before he decided to complete a move to Manchester.

The former Dortmund star has turned out to be a colossal £51million bargain for Man City, who now have one of the world’s elite attackers in their starting line-up.

Chelsea fans have been crying out for a top-class striker for several years now. For certain, Blues fans would do anything to have Haaland at the Bridge.

Kai Havertz, 23, is currently getting his chance to be Chelsea’s main centre-forward, albeit some doubt if that’s even his best attacking position.

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