The new boy at Manchester City - Erling Haaland has been revealed as the first ones to watch item to feature in FIFA 23. More on this below.

The Norwegian striker was one of Europe's most sought-after players in the summer, with Pep Guardiola wasting little to no time to secure the absolute goal machine's signature. Haaland featured 29 times for Borussia Dortmund last season, scoring a remarkable 27 goals in this time. He was also on the road to recovery a lot last season after injury problems, so to still obtain this record is nothing short of world-class.

Due to this, it was always inevitable that Haaland would receive a OTW card in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, being one of the most high-profile signings of the summer.

Ones to Watch (abbreviated as OTW) are special limited edition player cards in FUT that dynamically upgrade and have an opportunity to increase in ratings throughout the actual season. They're a promo that EA has been running since FIFA 18 and is a massively popular one as fans are often desperate to try out their side's new signing in-game.

We should see a whole host of other cards released, but for now, we know Erling Haaland will be featuring.

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Erling Haaland is a OTW item in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team

EA has confirmed the first ones to watch card as Haaland after they released an advert for an opportunity to pre-order the Ultimate Edition and receive an untradeable OTW item as a result. His card can be seen in the image below.

Ones to watch promotional image with Erling Haaland

Even though we now know he will be a OTW card, we still do not know the rating of the towering striker, which will most certainly be revealed by EA at a later date when all ratings are starting to be released.

We do think that Haaland will be incredibly high-rated in the game and will rival the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo for the title of the highest-rated Premier League striker.

We have received some ratings for some other players in FIFA 23 in the last week or so, in the form of the new Marvel Heroes. You can check them all out right here below.

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