Manchester City’s Erling Haaland is an ‘obsession’ for Barcelona president Joan Laporta, who is waiting on the striker before deciding any other future transfer business.
That’s according to journalist David Bernabeu on Sport’s La Possession, who says Manchester City have moved to counter any potential danger also.
Haaland’s contract at Manchester City ends in 2027 and is believed to include a release clause that activates in the coming years.
Whether he remains at Manchester City for the remainder of his deal is currently being questioned, particularly with the 115 charges still hanging over the club.
History would suggest that the Norwegian will not, having used release clauses in his contracts with RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund to move on from both clubs in the past.
Reports since last month have indicated a new deal is being worked on, though, with its first claimed that Haaland is open to a contract extension at the Etihad before it was explained today that City chief Ferran Soriano had recently been in Norway to speak to the agent’s entourage.
It seems that they’re determined to work something out and keep him in England, something Bernabeu explains after detailing how Barcelona are currently obsessed with the idea of a transfer.
“The main obsession of the president, I’ve always told you, is Erling Haaland. If it’s an obsession, it doesn’t mean he can bring him,” he said.
“But it’s an obsession. So, it’s the piece that marks all the movements. I don’t think Barça will do anything until they see where this piece is going.
“I’m telling you; City is moving. A few weeks ago, coinciding with the last election window, Ferran Soriano was in Norway. Ferran Soriano is the CEO of Manchester City. He was in Norway negotiating with Haaland and his environment the renewal for two more seasons.
“I think Haaland ends his contract in 2027. I’m speaking now from memory. They want to put him In for two more years and without a release clause. Now he has a clause that we don’t know exactly how much it is. But he has a clause.”
