The struggle for the Golden Shoe is confined to Haaland (right), Mohamed Salah (left), Harry Kane and Mbappe (center) (agencies)
Manchester City star Erling Haaland won the Golden Boot last season, which is given to the best scorer in Europe, but he is not the most likely candidate this season 2023-2024, despite the great levels he is performing and the records he has broken.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski have previously won the award on numerous occasions.
The rules for calculating points for the Golden Boot award in European leagues stipulate that the goal scorer in the following leagues (English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French) gets two points, while the goal scorer in the second level leagues, most notably the Portuguese and Dutch, gets 1.5 points, while the goal in the last level leagues is worth one point. .
The main contenders for the prestigious award include Harry Kane, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah.
Despite his amazing level, Erling Haaland finds himself in seventh place on the list, as Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane currently tops the rankings with 27 goals.
Below are the top 15 contenders for the prestigious award at the end of the season.
1-English Harry Kane:
Bayern Munich (54 points).
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2- Argentine Lautaro Martinez:
Italian Inter Milan (46 points).
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3- Frenchman Kylian Mbappe:
Paris Saint-Germain (42 points).
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4- Guinean Serho Geraci:
Stuttgart, Germany (40 points).
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5- Nigerian Akor Adams:
Montpellier, France (36.5).
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6- Norwegian Amal Pellegrino:
Norwegian Bodo-Glimt (36 points).
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7- Norwegian Erling Haaland:
Manchester City, England (36 points).
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8- Belgian Luis Opinda:
German Leipzig (34 points).
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9- Dutchman Luuk de Jong:
Dutchman PSV Eindhoven (33 points).
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10-Dutch Kevin Dinke:
Belgian Cercle Brugge (33 points).
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11- Englishman Jude Bellingham:
Real Madrid (32 points).
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12- Englishman Ollie Watkins:
Aston Villa (32 points).
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13- Greek Vangelis Pavlidis:
Dutch AZ Alkmaar (31.5 points).
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14- Argentine Santiago Jimenez:
Dutch Feyenoord (30 points).
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15- Egyptian Mohamed Salah:
Liverpool (30 points).
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Source: British press