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Barcelona Join Premier League Sides in Scouting Erling Braut Håland After Champions League Heroics

Barcelona have joined the long list of admirers for Erling Braut Håland after sending scouts to watch the forward in action after making his Champions League bow in spectacular fashion.

The Leeds-born 19-year-old fired in a first-half hat-trick against Genk as Red Bull Salzburg kicked off their European season with a 6-2 win on Tuesday night, putting the club and Håland on the footballing map after a glittering display.

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As exclusively revealed by 90min, no less than 15 Premier League clubs were scouting the former Molde man on Tuesday, with the latest wonderkid on the block firmly in the sights of a vast swathe of sides in Europe at present.