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Former Liverpool striker delivers verdict on John Terry's dream signing for Chelsea

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has delivered his verdict on Chelsea transfer target Jadon Sancho, Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

All three are regarded as the future of football, with the attacking trio enjoying impressive campaigns at their respective clubs.

As a former centre forward, Heskey has been particularly impressed with Haaland and would be keen to see him in the red of Liverpool alongside Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

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"Haaland, at 18, would be fantastic for Liverpool. He’s unbelievable and for such a young lad who is taking everything by storm, he’s taking everything in his stride," Heskey told GentingBet.

"He’s one of those players who doesn’t worry or think too much and he just does what needs to be done.

"Any sort of player like Haaland would be great – if he came to Liverpool and played alongside Salah and Mane playing on the wing with Firminio as another option, he would be outstanding.

"Haaland is up there with the Mbappe and Sancho and when it comes to potential and you look at goals, he’s up there with the best of them.

"This is what you go off sometimes, especially as a young lad, he will only grow bigger, confidence-wise, he’ll only get wiser with the way that he plays and he’ll only get cuter with the way that he finishes.

"The sky is the limit, so it’s up to him to keep that momentum going, because it’s not easy to keep it going."

As well as Chelsea and Man United, Sancho - who is John Terry's dream signing for the Blues - has also been linked with a move to Liverpool. In addition, the current Premier League champions have been tipped to sign Mbappe and Haaland in the future.

Of course, all three would make Jurgen Klopp's side even more of a force to be reckoned with.

But if it came to a picking one player out of the trio, there's one popular choice for the former England international.

"I’d choose Sancho for Liverpool, out of the three," Heskey revealed. "Mbappe is a phenomenal player who is another player who keeps on rising and is only going to get better and better.

"He’s focused more to keep the consistency going at that age is just phenomenal. It’s difficult because for Liverpool you’d choose a player who was more on the wing than central. But again, Haaland’s goals are a key factor.

"I’m going to patriotic and say that Sancho would be great, being an England player and an entertaining player as well. I would say someone like that would be great to get on the wing and terrorise defences."

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