The world of football finds itself under the spell of Erling Haaland as the Norwegian striker goes about nonchalantly obliterating football records. At the age of 22, Haaland, who plays for Manchester City, has scored 170 goals, putting Christiano Ronaldo in distant second at 50 goals at the same age. Fans of the beautiful game are mesmerised.

The Telegraph describes Haaland as an aberration. “Big, muscular, quick, sharp, intelligent, skilled: it is hard to think of anyone who has had such a combination of attributes before. Just to witness him in action is to appreciate that he is so special,” the newspaper gushed. Recently, the striker scored a remarkable 14 goals in eight games...