Dusan Vlahovic has always had the utmost respect for Erling Haaland. He's long studied the movement of a No.9 he calls "a goal machine".
However, Vlahovic has never viewed Haaland solely as a role model, he also sees the Norwegian as a peer, firmly believing that there is little to choose between the pair in terms of talent and technique.
Right now, though, the Manchester City ace is operating in an entirely different stratosphere to the Serbian striker.
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On Tuesday, Haaland set a new record for most goals in a season across all competitions for a Premier League player (45) - and we've not even reached the middle of April.
Vlahovic, meanwhile, is by no means certain to start for Juventus in their Europa League quarter-final clash with Sporting CP for two reasons.
Firstly, he has a minor ankle injury. Secondly, and far more importantly, he is enduring the worst drought of his Serie A career, having failed to score in his last eight games - seven of which he started.
His rotten run of form has, unsurprisingly, become a major talking point in Turin, and beyond.