Only Haaland has better minutes-per-goal rate than quickfire Kroupi | OneFootball

Bournemouth teenager Junior Kroupi stepped off the bench to snatch a point in the Cherries’ breathless 4–4 draw with Manchester United last night — and the young French attacker already looks a serious talent in the making.

Bournemouth have developed a knack for uncovering overlooked prospects in recent years, nurturing players such as Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi and Antoine Semenyo from raw potential into established Premier League performers.

Several of those success stories have since commanded major transfer fees, with the club banking £144.5 million from the departures of Kerkez, Huijsen and Zabarnyi to Liverpool, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.

Whether Eli Junior Kroupi ultimately follows a similar path remains uncertain, but the early signs are undeniably encouraging — and his Premier League output this season backs that up.

Kroupi currently boasts one of the most lethal strike rates in the division. Only Erling Haaland has a better minutes-per-goal return in the Premier League this season, with the Manchester City striker averaging a goal every 81 minutes. Kroupi is right behind him at 85 minutes per goal, placing the teenager ahead of established forwards such as Flemming, Thiago, Ekitiké and Welbeck — all of whom sit at 120 minutes or more.

For an 19-year-old still settling into English football, that level of end product is remarkable. It speaks not only to his instinct in the box, but to the composure and spatial awareness that mark out high-ceiling attackers. If he continues scoring at anything close to this rate, Bournemouth may once again find themselves nurturing a star who attracts attention from Europe’s elite.