Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world, but the Bayern Munich star has revealed who he believes are the top five in the world in his position.
The only requirement was that Lewandowski was not allowed to include himself in the list, while he left out Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who are not considered to be natural N0.9s.
"It's not a simple question," Lewandowski told Bild, who asked him to name the world's top five strikers.
"If we're talking about strikers as pure No.9s, like the classic centre-forward, I'd pick Karim Benzema, Timo Werner, Luis Suarez, [Sergio] Aguero and Kylian Mbappe."
As soon as he finished giving his list, the 31-year-old was asked about Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, who he hopes will remain in the Bundesliga for a few more years to come.
"He has great potential, but he still has a lot of time to grow," Lewandowski said.
"I don't want to put pressure on him with my comments.
"If he works hard he will become an even better player, and why not become the best striker in the world one day.
"I think it would be good for him to stay in the Bundesliga longer before taking the next step in his career."
DanRash10
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LacaZette right now πππ Nobody is mentioning my name? π²
DanRash10
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LewanGoAlSkii right now πππ 1::RONALDO 2::MESSI 3::Mbappe And I myself!!!... Am the 4th World best
KingJerryTheGreat
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Since Bundesliga is now back. We gonna see more and more basketball games of Haaland and Lewandowski. They're the masterpieces of BASKETBALL.....
DanRash10
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Firmino right now π²ππππ "Am i a joke to you? ππ
Dapreso
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Why should their names even be mentioned when talking about No.9's
KingJerryTheGreat
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Lewandowski NOT putting himself on the list because he knows he's the best number 9.....π
cazbcdmrs
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Since when did mbappe become a number 9?? Whereβs saurez?? but in my opinion the best number 9 is lewandoski 39 goals in only 32 appearance π€― im a Barca fan but lewandoski better than than saurez and aguero