Erling Haaland: Barcelona’s plan to sign ‘dream’ transfer target from Borussia Dortmund – Paper Round

How Barca plan to secure Haaland Barcelona are already putting together a summer transfer plan to complete president Joan Laporta’s “dream” signing: Erling Haaland. The club’s “number one objective” is to sign a striker and have made the 21-year-old their priority. The Borussia Dortmund talisman’s €75-million release clause becomes active this summer, and this is being viewed as a cut-price fee for a player of his quality.

Barca are aware that if they miss out on Haaland, they will have to pay a premium fee for a striker elsewhere. The Catalan club will aim to target free transfers elsewhere in the summer market to save their finances for Haaland. Chelsea duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen are being viewed as cheap options as they are available for free when their contracts expire at Stamford Bridge.

Ad/> /> TransfersBarcelona weigh up moves for Haaland, Isak and Kounde — Paper RoundA DAY AGO Paper Round’s view: Barcelona seem to be doing all they can to sign Haaland. The problem is that the rest of Europe’s top clubs will be doing exactly the same thing. Juventus have just signed Dusan Vlahovic so won’t be an option, but the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are all going to have Haaland on their radars.

They all have a lot more financial muscle than Barca. It’s tough to see the Blaugrana winning this race. It’s obvious the club want to prove they are still able to compete with the top clubs, but they have a decent young core at the moment and need to concentrate on rebuilding.