Ryan ready for his revenge on £10m Haaland

RYAN PORTEOUS, the Hibernian defender, is relishing the opportunity to exact vengeance on Erling Braut Haaland following a stark introduction to the talents of Norway’s new wunderkind.

The Molde striker is on the cusp of completing a move to Salzburg – funded by the riches of the Red Bull group – in a deal which is likely to reach £10million.

For all the fanfare, Haaland remains something of an unknown quantity to British audiences; uncapped at senior level and having missed the 0-0 draw at Easter Road last week due to transfer talks in Austria.

However, Porteous crossed swords with the young striker when he captained Scotland’s under-19 side against their Norway counterparts in March, unaware that the likes of Manchester United and Juventus were tracking the 6ft 3ins teenager.

Haaland subsequently notched a hat-trick in a breathless 5-4 win for Norway as Donald Park’s Scots crashed out of the European Championships elite round.

“Haaland is obviously a really good player but, in fairness, that was a crazy game,” recalled Porteous. “He’s a big, strong, physical guy who is quick and powerful.

“I didn’t know much about him before the game – it was only after it I saw the links with Manchester United and teams like that. It was a good experience playing against players of that quality.

“We have to try and snuff that out that danger. A couple of the boys like Paul [Hanlon] have asked me what he’s like and I’ve tried to describe what he has well, he has a bit of everything.”