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The Premier League’s top strikers have been approached by a Netflix-used production company for a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the art of goalscoring.
The streaming giant is interested in the concept after the success of Quarterback, an eight-episode series launched in July 2023 which gives an all-access insight to three NFL quarterbacks for the 2022 American football season.
It’s understood that Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins have already been asked, and Liverpool’s Mo Salah is set to be approached too. Haaland is believed to have turned down the proposal and it is unclear whether Watkins and Salah are interested.
An omission of the league’s top goalscorer Haaland, who has netted 18 league goals thus far, would be a major setback.
It’s understood that no striker from league leaders Arsenal has yet been approached. The north London club’s top scorer Bukayo Saka has struck 13 league goals.
Erling Haaland has been approached by Netflix for a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on goalscoring
Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins has also been asked about taking part in the documentary
Liverpool forward Mo Salah is also expected to be approached by the streaming giant
It is unclear how much access the proposed project would achieve but is expected to seek a similar behind-the-scenes access as Quarterback, following the players closely to give fans an inside look at what makes a prolific striker.
The American football series attentively tracks the lives of Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons’ Marcus Mariota on and off the field. It documents intimate moments with their families, friends and trainers, as well as during practice and games.
Netflix on Tuesday announced a second season which will be launched this summer on receivers, titled Receiver.
Patrick Mahomes (pictured) starred in 'Quarterback' which gave an all-access insight into NFL quarterbacks
If the striker series does get off the ground, filming is likely to start at the beginning of the 2024-25 season in August for a release in autumn 2025.
This latest proposal follows a recent spate of football documentary series. Amazon Prime kickstarted the trend with the All or Nothing franchise which provides a revealing insight to the world’s biggest football clubs.
So far they have covered the Premier League’s Man City, Tottenham and Arsenal, Juventus in the Italian Serie A and national sides Brazil and Germany.
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