Kevin De Bruyne believes Manchester City star Erling Haaland can match the records of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and easily reach 800 career goals.

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Erling Haaland compares with Ronaldo and Messi

Haaland is having a dream season at Manchester City, his first since joining from Dortmund, scoring 24 times in 19 matches, writes the Daily Mail.

And de Bruyne believes that the Norwegian forward can become one of the best footballers of all time.

“He’s already close to 200 goals so he’ll probably reach 600, 700 or 800 if he keeps up his form and habits. Erling is a great forward,” said the Belgian.

City’s success is largely dependent on Haaland’s fitness, and the club’s medical staff are closely monitoring his training volume.

Coach Josep Guardiola replaced him at the start of the friendly against Girona and the win over Liverpool in the League Cup.