Both Barcelona and Real Madrid do not appear to be signing Erling Braut Haaland. Where the Catalans fear too great a financial burden, expect the Royal that the Norwegian striker himself prefers to go to Manchester City for sporting and financial reasons. In conversation with Mundo Deportivo says Barça vice president Rafa Yuste that he considers the chances of Haaland to be very slim.
After the draw for the quarterfinals of the Europa League, in which Barcelona will face Eintracht Frankfurt, Yuste responds, if asked, to the developments surrounding Haaland. “I can’t say the deal isn’t going through, as nothing is certain in football. But it’s going to be very, very difficult. We will not proceed with a deal that would cause problems for our financial situation.”
Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland deal: “Haaland is a Dortmund player. You can ask for this player or another one. Since I’m here, every month, we are going to sign 50 players”. † #MCFC
“Right now, it’s impossible I’m going to talk about some guys who aren’t here”. @City_Xtra
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 18, 2022
At the press conference after the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, City coach Josep Guardiola receives a similar question. However, the Spanish coach does not want to comment on any interest in Haaland and answers with a wink. “Haaland is a Borussia Dortmund player. You can keep asking, but right now it’s impossible to talk about players who aren’t here,” Guardiola said.
At the same time, the Spanish branch of GOAL to report that Real Madrid, like the arch-rival, sees the chance of attracting Haaland dwindling. According to the medium, Haaland would have doubts about a switch to Real Madrid, especially because of the sporty aspect, where he will have to compete with Karim Benzema and possibly Kylian Mbappe. In addition, City would have a more lucrative financial offer ready for the goal getter.