Earlier, the Daily Sport reported that Haaland was Barca's number one target this summer, but they also realized that the issue was not as simple as thought, Haaland did not show signs of explicit acceptance of Barca's offer, and Barca was uneasy about the latest moves on the Part of Real Madrid. In order to prevent Haaland from coming, Barca have already made a plan B, that is, to sign Isaac and Comte, these two players are Xavi's number one target in the center forward and center back position.
It has to be said that Barca's concerns are real. Judging by media reports over the past period, Laporta is keen to bring Barca a new forward banner this summer. But today's top centre-forwards in football are scarce, and there are only a handful of young and powerful top-notch players like Haaland. It is clear that all the "burden reduction work" that Laporta has done since taking office is preparing for an epoch-making heavyweight reinforcement, and this person is Haaland.
Termination fee + high commission, insufficient salary cap? Barca are already actively soliciting sponsorships, with a 3-year contract with European music network platform Spotify bringing them 280 million euros in revenue. In addition, camp Nou is fully open, and ticket and matchday revenue is back to normal. It is reported that Barca's salary cap next season will be as high as 400 million euros, enough to give Haaland a satisfactory contract.
But barca are not the only ones currently eyeing Haaland. If Real Madrid can skip the visa, it is not ruled out that the possibility of continuing to win the super trident of Haaland group is not ruled out. Manchester United and Manchester City are also potential competitors. Xavi's rebuilding has given Barca people hope, and this summer will be a very critical window of time, so Barca must be prepared for haaland.
Isaac? The Swedish centre-forward has been on Barca's gossip list. Last summer, Isaac was very close to joining Camp Nou. But to be honest, his abilities are not favored. This season, he has scored just eight goals and assisted one in 28 games, which is too far from the goalscorers of Barca's glory days. Isaac is currently suffering from a goal drought, with the last goal being in the Copa del Rey in early January and the last league goal in mid-December.
On the contrary, Comte was welcomed by many Barça fans. Strictly speaking, Barca's backline is much more problematic than the front. Pique is 35 years old and retiring is not far away. Today, apart from Araujo, Barca don't have another reliable centre-back. Conde, on the other hand, is an up-and-coming centre-back, fast and has a strong sense of substitution, making him an ideal partner for Araujo.
But Barca need to face Chelsea's rivalry to get Comte. At one point in the summer window last year, Chelsea were very close to Comte. At that time, including Romano, Di Marzio, Skira and many other famous people reported on the transfer, the fixed transfer fee + float up to 60 million euros. But in the end, the two sides did not negotiate, and the transfer failed. This summer, Chelsea will once again ask for Comte and with the basis of the last negotiation, the Blues are confident they can take down the French centre-back.
In short, after barca have been eating and drinking for a period of time, they have everything in place but owe the east wind, and there will definitely be big moves this summer. But whether it's Haaland or Comte, the competition that Barca faces is obvious, so let's wait and see.