It remains to be seen whether Erling Braut Haaland will exchange Borussia Dortmund for Barcelona after the end of this season. Chairman Joan Laporta is enamored with the Norwegian top scorer and knows that the supporters love to see a big name come to the club. However, the president refuses to take irresponsible risks in the financial field, especially because of the difficulties that the corona crisis has brought with it.
“Even with the best financial position in the world, we simply won’t close some deals,” Laporta said at the Barcelona Women’s Championship party. TV3 when asked about his interest in Haaland. “We are not making any deal that would further endanger the club.” To then shift the focus to the upcoming transfer summer and Barcelona’s ambitions. “We are working hard and I know the supporters dream of some names, but some deals are just very difficult,” Laporta warns of too much optimism at the Camp Nou about next season.
‘Barcelona shortlists five alternatives for Haaland’
A few other strikers have already been spotted by Barcelona, should the arrival of Erling Braut Haaland not be possible.
According to Sport Barcelona’s technical leadership already has five alternatives in mind, should they indeed fail to bring Haaland to Spain. One of the names that has been associated with Barcelona in recent weeks is Alexander Isak. Barça has been receiving good scouting reports about the 22-year-old striker for a long time. On the other hand, there are more candidates on the shadow list of los Azulgrana and, moreover, Isak is not in his strongest season. In addition to Isak, Darwin Núñez (Benfica), Karim Adeyemi (Red Bull Salzburg), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) and André Silva (RB Leipzig) are also seen as possible alternatives to Haaland.
Laporta wants to build the Barcelona of the future in a healthy and responsible manner, with Xavi as a trainer who must ensure new successes. “That is our priority at the moment. We certainly want to strengthen the team, but we will not take unnecessary risks, especially if the economic situation of the club deteriorates.” Despite the financial restrictions, Barcelona still deposited 55 million euros in the winter break for Ferran Torres from Manchester City. However, it seems unlikely that such an amount, or even more money, will be reserved for Haaland six months later. In any case, Dortmund seems to want to receive no less than a hundred million euros for the striker.
Joan Laporta does not want to take unnecessary risks to realize the arrival of Erling Braut Haaland.
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