Whereas Artem Dovbyk could have gained the Pichichi award final season, he solely narrowly pipped Alexander Sorloth as high goalscorer. Each had been courted by Atletico Madrid in the summertime, however it was Sorloth that ended up making the transfer.
Sorloth has not managed to nail a beginning spot down since arriving at Atletico, however is proving his worth, as demonstrated on Saturday. In accordance with Marca, over the calendar yr in La Liga, Sorloth is the highest scorer in Spain with out considering penalties.
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In 2024, Sorloth has scored 31 occasions, forward of Robert Lewandowski (29), Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior (20) – Osasuna’s Ante Budimir managed 20 strikes too. Sorloth value €32m from Villarreal this summer season, and has began simply 9 occasions in La Liga and the Champions League.
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Regardless of his lack of begins, Sorloth remains to be sixth within the Pichichi race this season, with 8 objectives to his identify. Lewandowski leads the best way with 16, adopted by Raphinha (11), Ante Budimir (10) and Kylian Mbappe (10).