Haaland is pretty much certain to leave Dort this summer, and new versions of his future emerge almost every day. World Sports said that after Barca beat Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu, Haaland will consider postponing the decision on the future. Not long after barca fans were excited about this, Italian transfer expert Di Marzio stepped forward to "pour cold water".
In an interview with German media Outlet Wittfreunde, Di Marzio said: "Haaland will not move to Barca because the transfer will be financially difficult for them - the transfer fee paid to Dort, the commission to Laiola and so on. I think this transfer plan for the economy can only be achieved by Manchester City and Paris at present. Or Real Madrid, who haven't brought in any players in the last 2 years. It is likely that Real Madrid will combine Mbappe and Haaland in order to usher in a new era. ”
This is true, Barca's current financial situation really cannot be compared with the above 3 teams. In fact, on more than one occasion, barca's economic prowess at Haaland's transfer has been questioned more than once, including La Liga president Tebas. Barca president Laporta, vice president of the economy Romeu and head coach Xavi have all publicly acknowledged the difficulty of bringing in Haaland.
But why haven't they given up and sent club executives such as Harvey and Cruyff Jr. to meet Haaland? Because they have faith, mainly from the competitive level.
The media has previously reported that in addition to economic factors, there are also competitive considerations that affect Haaland's decisions. Raiola even said that the latter has a greater proportion. This is also why some media reports will affect Haaland's decision after Barca's 4-0 win over Real Madrid.
Barca's plan is to do its best at the economic level. We can see that Barça, under la Porta's leadership, has been very active in market development. Not only is it looking for a new chest advertising sponsor, but it is also selling the naming rights of Camp Nou for the first time, which will bring Barca 240 million euros in revenue. In addition, Barca are finalizing the final details of their cooperation with CVC, which is expected to receive 300 million euros.
In addition to commercial development, Barça executives also plan to persuade the three captains to cut their salaries, and are actively cleaning up redundant personnel and making every effort to free up salary space. At the moment, Coutinho is likely to be bought out by Villa, and Griezmann has made 66% of appearances, more than 50%, and Atletico will implement a mandatory buyout clause, all of which give Barca plenty of room to play this summer.
At the competitive level, Barca are currently recovering strongly, and after hitting Real Madrid 4-0, Xavi's side have gone unbeaten in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions (9 wins and 3 draws). At present, the first round of the junior round is three points behind the second place Sevilla, and it is very promising to hit the top 2 rankings.
In terms of reinforcements, Barca have taken the lead in finalizing Christensen and Casey, and quasi-free agents such as Mazlawi and Rudiger are also in talks. With highly targeted reinforcements and the steady growth of young players in the squad, Barca's future is bright. These are actually more attractive to Haaland, and Harvey and The Barca executives are hoping for the steady improvement of the competitive level to convince him.
Therefore, Di Marzio's words are enough to listen to, and Barca's own situation is the most clear. In the midst of the outside world's doubts, they still have not given up, which just shows that everything is in their hands. Just as after Messi left, the outside world unanimously looked down on Barca's long-term decline, and now they are not quickly out of the quagmire. Although Some of Laporta's methods are unpopular, it has to be admitted that he is more pragmatic and capable than Bartomeu, and it is necessary to have confidence in him.