Laporta and Xavi confirm that Barca will continue to work in the market this summer, and in the 28th round of the Premier League, Coutinho's pass helped Villa beat Southampton 4-0, and he has contributed 3 goals and 3 assists after returning to the Premier League. The Daily Sports revealed that Villa will activate the 40 million euro buyout clause this summer, which means Barca can use the money to bring in new players.
Barca originally signed Coutinho for a total price of 160 million euros, although this money is less than a fraction of 160 million, but considering that Coutori is not in Xavi's plan, and his contract with Barca expires in 2023, if the 29-year-old Coutinho can be sold for 40 million euros, it is also acceptable for Barca. More importantly, sending Coutinho away would also greatly free up barca's salary space, bearing in mind that brazilians earn as much as 24 million euros a year.
Coutinho's departure will create the conditions for Haaland's arrival. Spanish media confirmed that Harvey and Cruyff Jr. were in talks with Haaland in Munich, and Laporta confirmed the meeting, but he insisted that there were no transfer negotiations, saying: "We have not had any form of negotiation." Harvey and Haaland met, it was just a simple conversation, it didn't involve a transfer. I have a good relationship with Raiola but if I want a player I have to negotiate with his club. ”
Interpreting Laporta's remarks, he did not want To misunderstand Dortmund, as it would be out of line to skip the club's private contact with the players. But the problem is that Harvey, Cruyff Jr. and Haaland did meet in Munich, and Harvey added: "We are working for the present and the future of the club, I have never seen a player say no to Barca. "So it's hard not to link this to transfers, the Barca president has long listed Haaland as a transfer target, the Norwegian "Devil Buu" has a 75 million euros termination clause in the contract, in addition to Barca, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern are also very interested in signing Haaland.
Haaland represents the future, in fact, Barca has been actively pursuing a youthful strategy, for example, Barca just spent 5 million euros to sign an 18-year-old talented player Pablo Torre from Atlético Santander, counting the floating clause can reach up to 20 million euros, and the termination fee has reached 100 million euros, reflecting the importance Barca attaches to him. According to media sources, Pablo Torre will follow Barca's first team to the pre-season, Barca believe he is the next Pedri, and Xavi also believes that Pablo Torre has the ability to gain a foothold in the first team, he said: "We have been following him, I have seen him play, he is really a genius, he can pass the ball well, can score with balanced feet, and has a good set-piece. I explained our thoughts to him, I told him what we wanted, and then he made a decision. ”