Under Bartomeu's profligacy, Barca's finances were in serious trouble, and Messi left his beloved Camp Nou. But the new helmsman, Laporta, has not stopped reviving the cause, and has even repeatedly threatened to sign Haland for Barcelona. But as a superstar with Mbappe, who has scored 13 goals and 4 assists in 11 league games so far in the season, How expensive Haaland can be imagined. Because of this, most fans believe that Laporta is talking big and empty, but after signing Ferran Torres, I believe it can make fans feel better, because in this deal, Barca's new helmsman Laporta has shown enough shrewdness and strength.
Recently, Barca followed the team reporter Romero to update the details of Ferran Torres's transfer fee. The price is a fixed amount of 55 million plus a floating clause of 10 million, but even if it is a fixed amount, Barca does not need to pay it immediately. They will pay 55 million euros to Manchester City in 4 installments, and more importantly, the first payment will not be required until July 2022.
That is to say, this winter trading window, Barca does not need to pay any transfer funds for Felan Torres, who is already sitting on the half-billion-dollar valuation of the German "transfer market". Such a trading operation can only be said that Manchester City is too benevolent and Laporta is too shrewd. That's why barca, financially troubled, is at the helm, with the hope of signing Haaland's biggest benefit. In fact, in terms of transfer fees, Laporta's routine of signing Felan Torres can indeed be used in Haaland's transfer. If Dortmund and Rayola can be persuaded to accept installments on transfer fees and commissions, then Barca's financial pressure in the past two seasons will be much smaller.
As for the salary space, after cleaning Coutinho, Umtiti, and letting Roberto and others cut salaries, Barca can free up a lot of space, and with the stability of income and a significant reduction in salary expenditure, Barça's "wage cap" will also usher in an increase. So while it's really bad at the moment, Laporta's clamor to sign Haaland is not entirely unrealistic. Barca's influence and ability to absorb money, combined with Laporta's shrewdness, are enough to give red and blue fans hope for this sky-high deal.