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Topics: Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland
Josh Lawless
Erling Haaland looks set to have further competition for next season's Premier League Golden Boot, with Viktor Gyokeres and Hugo Ekitike poised to move to the Premier League.
Haaland won back-to-back Golden Boots in his first two seasons in England but both Alexander Isak and Mo Salah scored more than him last term.
The Norwegian will be joined two other top-tier forward in next year's top flight though, with Gyokeres on the brink of signing for Arsenal and Hugo Ekitike in line to strengthen the attack of reigning champions Liverpool.
Gyokeres' fee will be around £64 million if add-ons eventually agreed by Arsenal and Sporting are met, with Liverpool paying a guaranteed £69 million for Ekitike - as well as £10 million in add-ons.
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Two of the most sought-after strikers will be plying their trade in English football next season, but who comes out on top in the stats out of Haaland, Gyokeres and Ekitike?
Though he plays in what would be considered to be the most inferior league out of the three, Gyokeres scored the most goals last term with 39 - compared to Haaland's 22 and Ekitike's 15.
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He did so from 127 shots in 31 starts and 2,804 minutes - slightly more than his fellow forwards.
Gyokeres led a number of key metrics in FBREF's study, including goals per 90 minutes where he averaged 1.25. Haaland's were 0.72, with Ekitike at 0.53.
The Swede also claimed victory in assists per 90 minutes with 0.22, with Ekitike second on 0.28 and 0.10 for third-placed Haaland.
The former Coventry City man is therefore the victor with goals and assists per 90 minutes with an average of 1.48 and 1.09 when the focus is on non-penalty goals and assists.
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Ekitike edged out Haaland in this department, with an average of 0.77 to 0.72.
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Gyokeres had the highest XG with 0.99 and the second-highest shots on target percentage, where Haaland prevailed with 52.9%.
The 27-year-old struggled in his early days in English football with Brighton but banged in the goals at Coventry and went on to become a world-beater at Sporting.
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He now makes the step-up to Arsenal and fans will be hoping he can be the No.9 they have desperately needed in the last three title races where they fell short.
The same can be said for Ekitike, who has been courted by a number of top teams and gets his opportunity at the big-time with Liverpool.