Erling Haaland It’s news all the time. He is in the process of deciding his future and evaluating the different options, while recovering from his third injury of the season. These are difficult times for the 21-year-old Norwegian, but it is expected that at the end of this month of March you will finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and, in addition, have a decision regarding what you will do for the next season.
The FC Barcelona remain optimistic regarding to the possibility of obtaining the transfer of the Norwegian for the 2022-2023 season, although they are aware that it is a millionaire operation and that the competition is maximum. Real Madrid and Manchester City they are very attentive to the situation of the battering ram and they are in a much more comfortable financial situation than that of the Catalans.
The Catalans have in their favor that they have taken extra steps and have held several meetings with the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, and with Haaland himself, as reported in recent days. Joan Laporta is carrying out the ‘preliminary’ negotiations himself and is very optimistic regarding what he can achieve. His relationship with the representative might be key, but also a double-edged play.
And it is that, according to the newspaper ‘SPORT’, the Italian would have put an extra condition on Barça if he wants to sign Haaland. Raiola would ask that the Barça team take over the transfer of Noussair Mazraoui, Ajax right-back whose contract ends on June 30 and who has been on the Catalan entity’s radar for some time.
Raiola knows that Barça wants him
It is worth remembering that at the last Raiola-Laporta meeting, the maximum blaugrana president would have transmitted to the italian the intentions of the club in taking over his services ahead of the 2022-2023 season, especially following the great performances he has been putting together with Ajax in recent games.
At Barça they see the right back as a player who can be key to the team, considering that Dani Alves is 38 years old and that the continuity of Sergiño Dest beyond the summer is not assured. In any case, regardless of what happens with the United States international, the Catalans want a quality reinforcement for the right wing and Mazraoui is one of the profiles they are studying.
