Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 2:52 PM• Rian Rosendaal

Barcelona is aiming at Erling Braut Haaland. However, should a deal with the star player of Borussia Dortmund fail, some alternatives will come into the picture at the Camp Nou. However, attracting Harry Kane seems to be a hell of a job for the Catalans. Marca reports Saturday that Tottenham Hotspur is sticking to the asking price of one hundred million euros for the attacker, which seems to be a stumbling block for Barcelona during the corona pandemic.

The Spanish newspaper also reports that 28-year-old Kane earns 12 million euros annually at Tottenham, which, given the situation, could also be a problem for Barcelona from a financial point of view. In any case, José Mourinho has no plans to publicly discuss the alleged interest in Kane. “I do not participate in the game of what is said by some and certainly not. I am only interested in what Kane shows on the field”, the Tottenham manager said at the press moment in the run-up to the game. with Newcastle United on Sunday. “Can’t you see that he is always on the field with a smile? I can’t say much more about it, but what I do know is that Harry is a top professional”, said Mourinho.

Barcelona has two players on the list of alternatives to Haaland who can be picked up on a free transfer after the end of this season and, given the financial situation, seem to be a lot more attractive: Memphis Depay and Sergio Agüero. The attacker of the Dutch national team looks good with trainer Ronald Koeman, who has been working with the player of Olympique Lyon for some time at the Dutch. Agüero announced on Monday that he will be leaving Manchester City after ten very successful seasons. The Spanish media soon reported that Koeman did not like the arrival of the 32-year-old striker, while shortly afterwards it was reported that talks had already taken place between Barcelona and the Argentinian top scorer.

For now, however, Barcelona does not seem to want to give up the fight for Haaland. Manager Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge Haaland paid a lightning visit to the Catalan club on Thursday, for a meeting with chairman Joan Laporta. The pair also visited Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City that same day. It now remains to be seen which club is willing to deposit 180 million euros for Haaland, an amount that was recently put forward by ESPN. Among other Marca claims, however, that the asking price for the Dortmund striker has dropped to 150 million euros.