Who is Orri Oskarsson? The £17m striker Man City may sign as Erling Haaland’s back-up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere are already a number of Nordic strikers that Premier League fans will be familiar with including Alexander Isak, Rasmus Hojlund and, of course, Erling Haaland.
Few may yet have heard of rising star Orri Oskarsson. There is no obvious back-up to Haaland at Man City right now following the exit of Julian Alvarez, but club staff are said to be fond of Iceland international Oskarsson.
The 19-year-old has already scored seven goals in 11 games for FC Copenhagen this season, almost half of the 15-tally he notched last term.
The 6ft 1in attacker is anticipated to leave his club before transfer deadline day as a result of his promising form. READ MORE: Man City's £50m transfer decision as Liverpool spot Ilkay Gundogan opportunity READ MORE: Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers gives Kyogo Furuhashi transfer update amid Man City interest Despite his young age, Oskarsson - born in 2004 - already has a bank of experience in senior football having astonishingly made his first-team debut for native third-tier club Grotta aged just 13 years and 354 days in August 2018.
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