Barcelona willing to shell out €75 million to sign 16-goal striker from Bundesliga

Speaking on the Que Golazo podcast, Fabrizio Romano updated listeners about Erling Haaland’s situation, viz-a-viz Barcelona.

He said that Barcelona have agreed to shell out his release clause in full – €75 million, and are trying to convince him through Xavi’s rebuilding project. The move is supported by his agent, Mino Raiola, but the club is not leading the race.

In fact, Barça’s overall economic proposal, which includes salary, bonuses and commissions, is far from the best. They hope that Haaland will see the sporting side of the deal and the improvements the club has made over the last few months.

Manchester City are quoted to be in the driver’s seat for the Borussia Dortmund striker, and Real Madrid are not too far behind. But as it stands, these are the only three clubs left in his pursuit.

While Barça are eyeing a move for Raphinha for their wing, signing a top striker remains their priority numero uno. If not Haaland, they will look at other players who can fill the boots in Xavi’s new-look setup.

One of the players quoted with a switch is Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker becomes a free agent in 2023 and will look to leave Bayern Munich by this summer.

While club CEO Oliver Kahn has stated that Lewa will be staying for another year, it will not be surprising if the Bavarian giants end up folding their cards so as to make a profit on the striker.