Erling Haaland's former Molde teammate has revealed the teenager's remarkable body transformation during an injury lay-off.
Ruben Gabrielsen says the star striker returned to the club after a spell on the sideline a "different animal."
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The Norwegian came back from an injury lay-off bigger and stronger at Molde.
Gabrielsen recalls his first impressions of "small guy" Halaand and how he performed in training after becoming a beast.
"When he came to the club, he was a small guy... he was not so good to be honest with you," the defender explained. "I was just thinking: 'Yeah, maybe he can play in Norway.'
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"And then he got sick and injured, and we didn't see him for a long time, and he came back big as f**k... he was so big! He was a different animal!
"He was killing everybody in training... we just started laughing and I was like, 'Who is this guy?' And then it just skyrocketed from there."
Gabrielsen continued by saying Haaland would be prolific on match day despite having a poor week in training.
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"With Haaland, when he played in Norway with me, he didn't score for a week in training before a game. We were laughing at him!
"And when I heard he was starting the game I was thinking, 'No way... how can we play with this guy!?' And after 50 minutes he'd scored four goals. And after that, things just skyrocketed.
"But I think he learned an important lesson that, when tough times come, just work harder. And young players have a chance to learn that now," he added.
Haaland went onto move to RB Salzburg from Molde before completing a transfer to Borussia Dortmund, where he has continued his ascent to stardom.
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He has chipped in with an impressive 12 goals in 11 games so far in all competitions since his January switch.
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