Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has insisted that Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi need to retire from the game for someone else to be regarded as the best.
Haaland spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League round of 16 second leg tie with FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.
“Maybe he [Messi] has to retire for someone else to be regarded as the best,” Haaland said (via Barca Universal).
Messi is widely considered as the greatest footballer on the planet.
The Argentina captain beat Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to win the 2023 Balloon d’Or.
The former Barcelona forward is also a World Cup winner.