Xavi convinced signing of Bundesliga superstar could be ‘Ronaldinho-esque’ for Barcelona

Barcelona are leaving no stone unturned in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland.

The 21-year-old has emerged as one of the most coveted players in the transfer market heading into the summer window, with his €75 million release clause set to kick in.

Given his sensational tally of 80 goals from 79 matches for the German giants since signing in January 2020, every top-level club across Europe, including Barcelona, are pushing to capture the Norwegian later this year.

The Catalans have been angling for his signing since last year, with president Joan Laporta meeting Haaland’s agent, Mino Raiola, on multiple occasions to get the ball rolling.

Reports earlier in the week claimed that manager Xavi Hernandez travelled to Germany to meet with the striker to convince him of a move. In the aftermath of that, it also emerged that Barcelona had tabled a mammoth €190 million contract offer for Haaland to beat their competitors.

Given their financial situation, making such a commitment to the player shows how intent the Blaugrana are to sign the Borussia Dortmund superstar. In order to raise the capital necessary for the deal, the club are also considering signing the CVC deal they opposed in the summer of last year.

Now, SPORT is reporting that Barcelona are going so hard for Haaland because Xavi is convinced that he would have the same impact at the club as Brazilian legend Ronaldinho had when he moved to Camp Nou in 2003.

The Samba icon spent five successful years at Barça after signing from PSG and helped the club achieve great success. And, Xavi, who played with Ronaldinho, is confident that Haaland can follow in the same path and lead the Catalans back to the top.

It is something that the Barcelona manager has made known to Laporta and has asked him to do everything possible to sign the Borussia Dortmund hitman. The La Liga giants are clearly going after the 21-year-old with everything they have got, but it remains to be seen if their efforts yield the desired result.