It will be his first Golden Boot and he has it almost in his hands. Norway’s Erling Haaland is the virtual new Golden Boot winner, currently nine goals ahead of Harry Kane, the provisional Silver Boot winner, and with just a few matchdays remaining.

Haaland has a staggering 36 goals, giving him 72 points. Let’s remember that in the big leagues every goal scores double points. In the Premier League, there are only three rounds left (in the case of Manchester City) or two (in the case of Tottenham).

A miracle could be worked by Kylian Mbappe, should Haaland fail to score in his three remaining matches and the Frenchman score 10 or more in PSG‘s three remaining Ligue 1 matches. It’s a difficult task.

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Since the Golden Boot has valued goals with different scores depending on the leagues in which they are scored, which has been the case since 96-97, only five players have surpassed Haaland’s tally of 36 so far. They were these: Mario Jardel (Sporting, 01-02, 42 goals); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 10-11, 41 goals and 14-15, 48 goals); Luis Suarez (Barcelona, 15-16, 40 goals); Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, 20-21, 41 goals); plus three times Lionel Messi with Barcelona: 11-12, 50 goals; 12-13, 46 goals; and 16-17; 35 goals.

Interestingly, the highest-scoring player in Spain is Barcelona‘s Lewandowski, who appears in seventh position in the current table, with his 21 goals in LaLiga Santander. The Golden Boot is organized by ESM (European Sport Media), of which MARCA is its representative in Spain.

SRC: https://www.marca.com/