In the last days the possibilities that the FC Barcelona can fichar to Erling Haaland have reduced considerably. According to different information, the azulgrana they are not on the list of main candidates to take over the services of the Norwegian in the summer, where Real Madrid and Manchester City are. The culés will not surrender, that is clear, but they recognize that It is a very complicated situation due to the cost of the operation and the great competition.
Enric Masip, advisor to Joan Laporta, has recently recognized, but has emphasized that Barça is trying to sign him. “It is something that the club works on. With the difficulty that this entails, it is a difficult company. But we are Barça and we will have our options“, he began, adding that “The club is trying them and the specialists in the matter who are responsible for football will never know what they have to do”.
The azulgrana, in this sense, are looking for a formula, but they know that it is an operation that can be resisted. They see Haaland as a strategic signing that goes beyond sports, since he would become a franchise player. There is also the scenario that they cannot get it… and they will surely be evaluating their options in the market, although they might end up ‘passing’ more reinforcements.
It must be remembered that, a few weeks ago, in ‘SPORT’ they slipped the possibility that Barcelona would rethink its plans for the summer transfer market and Erling Haaland entered the scene, because from the sports management they understand that the need was to cover the lack of goal and that might already be resolved. Aubameyang, in this case, would ‘do’ from Norwegian.
Options in European football
Outside of the template, in such a case, there are endless options. Barça will be in search of a projection ‘9’ and Isak, from Real Sociedad, It is the main bet for the future. He has a contract until 2026, but he would not leave the Reale Arena with a reduced price. The Catalans really like the Swedish striker and he would have intentions of playing at the Camp Nou.
‘ESPN’ has also reported that Barça has several reserve options: Antony, from Ajax Amsterdam is one of the players that the Catalans have in their sights. He is 21 years old and has a contract until June 30, but at his young age he has already amazed half of Europe and has a lot of room for improvement. His ‘natural’ position is on the far right and the market value is around 35 ‘kilos’.
Another option that Barça values is that of Karim Adeyemi. Ruhr Nachrichten, local media from the city of Dortmund, has advanced that the negotiations between the Teutonic team and RB Salzburg are at an impasse and both the Catalans and Madrid will enter the scene. He is 20 years old and his sale price would be around 45 million euros.
