Joan Laporta has big plans in the transfer field as the new chairman of Barcelona. ASH picks up on Thursday with the story that bringing in Erling Braut Haaland is top priority of the preses elected last Sunday. Laporta wants to build a Barcelona 2.0 and the Norwegian striker of Borussia Dortmund must form the figurehead together with Lionel Messi, it sounds from Spain.
The aforementioned newspaper reports that attracting Haaland this summer is Laporta’s ‘big obsession’, despite the fact that Barcelona does not seem to have too many opportunities in the financial field. The Barcelona president reportedly wants to take advantage of his good relationship with Mino Raiola, the agent for the top scorer from Dortmund. During the election campaign, Laporta already hinted that he ‘has all the cards in hand’ with regard to top transfers, referring, among other things, to the possible arrival of Haaland to the Camp Nou.
ASH does not think Laporta’s search for a new striker for Barcelona is such a surprise. After the elimination by Paris Saint-Germain in the eighth final of the Champions League, the newspaper has drawn clear conclusions. “The elimination leads the club to two major conclusions. The first conclusion is that Barcelona does not have a real striker at the moment. The second conclusion is that the club has no money to bring him in (Haaland, ed.), Now that it is missing ten million euros. by missing out on the quarter finals in the Champions League. And a lot more money if Barcelona had progressed even further in the tournament. ” Laporta does not despair, however, and plans to issue bonds soon, which will give Barcelona the means to pick Haaland away from Dortmund in the long term.
In addition to the striker position, Laporta is also looking at other positions that could use reinforcement. The new chairman would have recently been in contact with Pini Zahavi, the agent of David Alaba, who has left Bayern Munich. He wants to prevent the Austrian defender from ending up with rival Real Madrid. In addition, Laporta is thinking of bringing back youth product Éric García, who can leave Manchester City with a transfer-free status after this season. Also brings ASH Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum again in connection with a transfer to Barcelona, especially because there is a good chance that Ronald Koeman will also be in front of the group next season.
The Argentinian medium TyC Sports reported on Wednesday that Barcelona has made a contract proposal to Sergio Agüero. The Manchester City attacker, with an expiring contract in England, is good friends with Messi and his arrival would significantly increase the chances of the latter remaining with the club, Laporta said. ASH reports that there is also a downside to the transfer ambitions of the Catalans. Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann could well be placed on the transfer list, although Koeman will also have to pass judgment on that.
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