In the post-Messi era, how should Barca start the road to reconstruction? In the opinion of club president Laporta, the signing of Norwegian striker Haaland is the beginning of reconstruction. Like the Argentine genius of the year, Laporta saw Haaland as the next Messi who would lead Barca into a dynasty. However, the current hottest young striker in world football is bound to be the object of crazy competition among the major giants. Whether it is the financial situation or the team's results, Barca do not have an advantage. If you want to win Haaland, enough transfer funds is the first condition, and Laporta also has to cling to the good relationship with the player agent Rayola. In addition, keep an eye on Mbappe's whereabouts.
According to Spanish media reports, Laporta and Raiola met once on Monday. The two sides talked about the transfer of the Norwegian striker, and the Barca president expressed his willingness to sign the talented player in person. Although Barca are not the club with the best financial situation and team performance in Haaland's potential home, the Barca president and the player agent have maintained a good working relationship for a long time. In 2009, the transfer of Ibrahimovic and Eto'o between Inter Milan and Barca was facilitated by these two. As a result of the previous partnership, Barca have learned from Laiola all the conditions for signing Haaland, including annual salary, transfer fees, broker commissions and so on.
As early as this summer, there were leaks from the broker's demands: 50 million euros in commissions and signing fees, up to 500,000 euros in weekly salaries. Although this is only the version originally proposed for the wealthy Premier League club, the Red and Blues want to have the Norwegian genius in the next summer, if not at such a large cost, it must be an astronomical amount. Barca president Roberto Laporta believes this is a reinforcement fund that will have to be paid for next summer, and the club has begun to seek support through various aspects. After using loans this summer, Barca have only two options left: seeking a higher-priced sponsorship contract and selling some of their players.
It is reported that if necessary, if the funds are still insufficient, the club is even willing to sell past non-selling players, such as Pedri, who is hot midfielder this year. Although the Spanish midfielder is in relatively average form this season, he can still sell for a high price with a very high playing rate and excellent midfield position. Laporta believes that as long as one or two players of this value are sold, they can keep the money to buy Haaland. It's just that in terms of money, Barca need to be wary of a local club, that is, Greater Paris.
Although the oil bosses are also behind them, Manchester City will only buy players within the rational range. Paris is very different, they are willing to pay more premiums to snap up players. Especially in the case of the loss of Mbappe by the Ligue 1 club, Paris, which needs to be replaced by top strikers, is likely to win Haaland at any cost, so Barca are very worried that Paris will join the competition. But even to rule out the outside competition and the problem of reinforcement funds, Barca still need to complete a very serious test, that is, to qualify for next season's Champions League.
This qualification can only be achieved by winning the Europa League, and it is more realistic to advance to the top four in the league. It's just that Barca, which is currently in the throes of the throes, is not completely sure of facing any opponent, which is a test of the coaching ability of the new head coach Xavi. And once Barca missed qualifying for the Champions League, they would almost be insulated from Haaland. The young player's desire to win is very strong and he is eager to prove himself on the top stage. In a Bundesliga match that ended in the early hours of this morning, although Haaland scored two goals, the player was not happy. Not only because their teammates were not very active in this game, but also because Dortmund missed the Champions League knockout round.