According to the Daily Sport, Laporta is plotting an ambitious summer transfer window where he will do everything in his power to bring Haaland to Camp Nou.
Barca's current economic situation is not optimistic, but they have made great efforts in the winter market, signing four new signings, Alves, F-Torres, Traore and Aubameyang. Barca have just finalised a sponsorship contract totaling almost €300 million, and in the summer window they have the ability to make some big transfers.
Laporta listed Haaland as the number one target for the summer window. Haaland's ability is beyond doubt, and from a technical and tactical point of view, Barca also need such a "pure" center. In the summer window, there will be a very fierce competition around Haaland, his liquidated damages are 90 million, plus salary, bonuses and broker commissions, etc., and the total cost of signing a contract with him for 5 years is more than 250 million.
A few months ago, it was almost impossible for Barca to sign Haaland from an economic point of view. However, Barca's economic situation has been improving recently and is expected to recover to a reasonable range in the summer. With players such as Dembele, Roberto and Depay likely to leave, coupled with new revenue from sponsorships and other businesses, Barca can afford to cover the cost of bringing in Haaland. It is said that Laporta communicated with Harvey, who agreed to try to bring in Haalander, and he believes that the Norwegian emperor will easily integrate into his game system, greatly increasing the competitiveness of the team and, of course, making the fans happy.
Salary is not Haaland's primary concern, and he wants to see a convincing sport. In March and April, Haaland should be sure of his next stop, and Barca is within his options.
After the introduction of multiple attackers, Harvey is not worried about the team's attack, but the problem of the defensive line is more prominent. Pique and Araujo are the current main centre-back combination, but the former is very old, and Lenglet, Garcia, Umtiti and others are not very reliable. In addition, the two flanks occupied by Alba and Alves, Barca also need to prepare a rotation or successor for them.
Barca plan to bring in a new centre-back and full-back. In the centre-back position, Barca examined many candidates, including Conde, De Ligt, Diego Carlos, Christensen and Botman. Among them, Christensen, who can be signed for free, is an important option, and Barca are closely watching the Chelsea centre-back. At left-back, Barca's first choice is "old acquaintance" Gaya, a Spanish homegrown full-back with good ability and reasonable value. In the near future, Pique and Alba, the two Barca captains, will gradually give way to new signings in their respective positions.