Former striker Michu is surprised and honored that Manchester City ace Erling Haaland idolized him as a kid.

The ex-Swansea striker even swapped shirts with Haaland in 2020, when the emerging star was still coming through to become a first teamer.

Michu told Cadena SER about meeting a then 19-year-old Haaland, who is now one of the best strikers in the world.

Michu said: "I gave him a Burgos shirt and he gave me a Borussia [Dortmund] shirt.

"I'm glad he's having that impact in England, he's going to be a star at European level with [Kylian] Mbappe. They're going to reign like [Lionel] Messi and Cristiano [Ronaldo] did.

"For me it is an honour that a footballer of this level had me as a reference when I was younger.

"If he doesn't have any serious injuries, he could be playing 13 or 15 more seasons at the highest level.

"If all goes well, he will score more than 300 goals."