The newspaper “Sport” reported that Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s dreams of a major deal to end his term at the Catalan club are still alive, even despite the difficult economic situation.
The talk here is specifically about Laporta’s intention to sign Manchester City star Erling Haaland, in light of the many data that make it logical for a deal of this magnitude to happen.
According to the newspaper, Laporta aims to do two things before the end of his term, the first is to open the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in its completely new look, and the second is a heavyweight deal, specifically the signing of Haaland.
The Catalan president has a close relationship with Haaland’s agent, while “Sport” confirms that the sporting director Deco is in contact with her and they have previously spoken more than once about the deal.
Perhaps the Blaugrana’s chances of signing the Norwegian international are increasing in light of what is being said that Pep Guardiola is living his last days as Manchester City coach, and thus the brilliant striker may welcome a new experience outside the Premier League.
In the same context, the idea of Haaland meeting Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior in one league motivates him a lot, and it may be a revival of the historic rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in La Liga.
As for the time frame for making this deal, it is either in the summer of 2025 or in the summer of 2026 at the latest, noting that the 23-year-old’s contract contains a penalty clause of up to 150 million euros.
