Erling Haaland: The seven players that Barcelona would sell to hire him

After the elimination of FC Barcelona from the Champions League, at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, the new president of the Barça club, Joan Laporta, has confirmed that the team needs a boost in the attack. It is for this reason that facing the 2021-22 season, the Catalan lawyer thinks about the '9' of the moment: Erling Haaland.

For Blaugrana´s boss, the Norwegian striker is what they need at Camp Nou, although there are duties to be done first. According to the Catalan newspaper ‘Sport’, Barcelona has identified up to seven players who must be sold to assume the signing of Haaland in the following season. There is no doubt that within the list, the names that surprise the most are those of Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho. Barcelona spent more than 250 million euros on both players, but so far, neither has justified the investment. Junior Firpo, Martin Braithwaite, Neto Murara, Samuel Umtiti and Miralem Pjanic are the players who complete Joan Laporta's blacklist.

According to the 'Transfermarkt' portal, Erling Haaland is valued at 110 million euros and this is what Dortmund will ask Barcelona to let the Norwegian go. Although the Barça club is going through a terrible economic crisis, they believe they can meet the expectations of the Bundesliga club. In fact, the new president promised Lionel Messi that he would bring the young Norwegian promise, with the intention of returning to fight in the foreground of the continent.

One of the key characters in "Operation Haaland" is none other than Mino Raiola. The controversial Italian agent represents the interests of the Norwegian and is a friend of Laporta, a fact that would make things easier for Barcelona. Although the president of the Catalans has not yet ruled on a specific approach with Haaland, it would be the great bet of the next summer transfer market together with other players who will be free such as Sergio Agüero, David Alaba and Eric García.