Manchester United canceled plans to buy Marko Arnautovic at the start of the 2022/2023 season due to protests from fans. Apparently, now Arnautovic has become the most fertile player on the Serie A stage.
Interesting competition occurs in the top five European leagues in the 2022/2023 season. In the Premier League, there is Arsenal who now dominates the standings. In the Bundesliga, there is Union Berlin who won the top of the standings from Bayern Munich.
Competition does not only occur at the club level. On an individual level, the competition for the title of top scorer has been heating up since the start of the season. Erling Haaland was immediately hot in the Premier League and Arnautovic made a surprise in Serie A.
Besides Haaland and Arnautovic, here are some players who are looking sharp in Europe's top competition so far. Come on, scroll down Bolaneters.
Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski shines even more with Barcelona. In the fifth week of La Liga 2022/2023, Lewandowski had a big role in bringing Barcelona to a 4-0 win at Cadiz.
In that match, Lewandowski scored one goal for Barcelona. Lewandowski also made two assists for the Catalan club.
The 34-year-old has scored six goals in the five games he has played at the start of this season. Lewandowski also became the top scorer while La Liga 2022/2023.
Neymar
Neymar became the star of PSG's victory over Brest 1-0 in the 7th week of Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes, Saturday (10/9/2022) night. The Brazilian player scored the only goal in this match.
With this one goal, Neymar now leads the list of Ligue 1's top scorers by packing eight goals. The 30-year-old player is one goal ahead of his partner, Kylian Mbappe.
Neymar also has an impressive record in the number of assists. He ranks second in the provisional list of most assists with six times. For the top position held by Lionel Messi with seven times.
Marko Arnautovic
Marko Arnautovic carved out a brilliant record by scoring six goals in the 2022/23 Serie A title. He is now at the top of the Italian League top scorer list with a two-goal advantage over his closest competitors, one of whom is Dusan Vlahovic.
Most recently, Arnautovic succeeded in adding to his tap when he led Bologna to a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. He managed to break into La Viola's goal in the 62nd minute.
In that match, Arnautovic also carved out personal achievements thanks to the goals he scored. He became the second foreign player in Bologna history to score at least six goals in his opening six Serie A matches.
Erling Haaland
The Norwegian player is in his best form. His one goal against Aston Villa in the sixth week of the Premier League means he has already scored 10 goals.
With that record, Haaland equaled Mick Quinn's record in December 1992 as the fastest player to reach that number of goals in Premier League history.
Previously, Haaland became the player with the fastest two hat-tricks achieved in his first five appearances for Man City in the Premier League.
Sheraldo Becker and Niclas Fullkrug
Unlike the other top European leagues, there are currently two players who lead the Bundesliga's top scorer list. The two players are Sheraldo Becker from Union Berlin and Niklas Fullkrug from Werder Bremen.
Last season, the Bundesliga's top scorer competition was dominated by Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland. Now, both players have moved clubs and the competition has become more dynamic.
Becker and Fullkrug have scored five goals. Becker did well for Union Berlin. Now, the Surinamese player's goal record has surpassed his goal score last season. Meanwhile, Fullkrug last season scored 19 goals in the 2.Bundesliga.