A delegation from Barcelona met Mino Raiola on Monday in Turin. The agent was in Turin to attend the Golden Boy gala, but also spoke with Joan Laporta, Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruijff in a ‘famous hotel’. According to Mundo Deportivo the names of Erling Braut Haaland and Noussair Mazraoui were mentioned during that conversation. The maintenance was first brought out by Fabrizio Romano on Monday.
Mazraoui has had his interests represented by Raiola for several months. The right back has an expiring contract with Ajax. Last month he left Andy van der Meijde in the program With Andy in the car know that the negotiations are ‘in full swing’. “You’re not stupid either. The longer it takes, the harder it gets,” he added. Mazraoui said he is open to a transfer. “I also said that to Marc (Overmars, ed.). I am very honest about that.” Since then, Mazraoui has been associated with clubs such as Napoli, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Leeds United and Manchester City.
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Due to financial problems, Barcelona has been forced to seek refuge in cheap reinforcements. While the club recently signed a new right-back with Dani Alves, the 38-year-old Brazilian is not a long-term solution. Mazraoui could be, given his age. César Azpilicueta is also in the picture at Barcelona to strengthen the right-back position, the Spanish-language ESPN earlier. The 32-year-old Spaniard also has an expiring contract with Chelsea.
In Spain, after the maintenance in Turin, the focus is mainly on Haaland. The front page of Mundo Deportivo reads ‘Cumbre Haaland’, or: meeting about Haaland. The arrival of the Borussia Dortmund striker has been described as ‘the big dream’ at the Camp Nou. Last week Raiola said there are four clubs that can sign the striker. “Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Manchester City; those are the big clubs he can go to,” the agent said. In a post on Twitter, Raiola then made it clear that he cited those clubs as “examples of saying that when he leaves Borussia Dortmund, he will go to one of the top 15 clubs in Europe.”
Raiola is known to maintain a good relationship with Laporta. According to journalist Gerard Romero, in Monday’s conversation, Barcelona asked Raiola whether the agent could be satisfied with a lower commission when switching from Haaland. The club assured the Dutch Italian that Haaland could become a ‘leading figure’ under new coach Xavi. Furthermore, Barcelona pointed to the income that will be generated from the impending deal with CVC Capital Partners. With the new income, the financially troubled club can make a serious shot at the arrival of Haaland, it is hoped.