Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 12:40 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 13:13

Mino Raiola seems to be serious about a summer transfer from Erling Braut Haaland. The striking agent is Thursday by, among others Sport spotted at Barcelona airport, in the presence of Alf-Inge Haaland, the father of the star player of Borussia Dortmund. The pair were met there by a delegation sent by Joan Laporta. Raiola and Haaland senior were then taken by car to the president of Barcelona.

During the election campaign in the run-up to the presidential elections on March 7, Laporta already announced that he was very charmed by Haaland, who will be in Dortmund until the summer of 2024. The preses also announced that finances would not be a problem at all. A somewhat striking remark, as Barcelona is certainly experiencing the negative consequences of the corona crisis in the financial field. ESPN was able to report last Friday that Dortmund wants at least 180 million euros for the Norwegian top scorer, an amount that currently seems unattainable for the Catalans.

According to Sport Laporta has now received an agreement from the management of Barcelona to finalize the deal for Haaland. The returned chairman hopes to benefit from his good working relationship with Raiola, who may also place the top striker at Manchester City. Manager Josep Guardiola sees in Haaland the ideal successor to Sergio Agüero, who announced his retirement from the leader in the Premier League last Monday.

The same Agüero was immediately mentioned at Barcelona, ​​although trainer Ronald Koeman would say Mundo Deportivo prefer Memphis Depay. On Wednesday, however, the Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano came up with the story that Agüero is indeed on Barcelona’s list. The Argentine striker is said to be a serious option and talks between the two sides are said to have already started. However, due to the developments on Thursday, it remains to be seen whether a final agreement will be reached, now that Laporta seems to be aiming at Haaland.