Report: Man City ready to invest in €130 million-rated Barcelona target

While the summer transfer window is yet to hit full stride owing to the ongoing international tournaments, there are already signs of some interesting long drawn-out sagas developing over the coming months.

One such transfer saga could revolve around Borussia Dortmund sensation, Erling Haaland. The 20-year-old Norwegian goal machine has taken the world by storm with his exploits for the German giants and is now on the radars of almost every top club in Europe, including Barcelona.

In fact, not so long ago, Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola, along with the striker’s father Alf-Inge had travelled down to Barcelona to hold meetings with the club president, Joan Laporta. While there hasn’t been much progress on that front from Barcelona’s side of late, Manchester City are ready to take a plunge on the 20-year-old goalscorer, reports Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur.

The Premier League champions are in the market for a new centre-forward following the exit of their all-time leading goalscorer, Sergio Aguero. The 33-year-old ran down his contract with Manchester City to sign for Barcelona on a free transfer. And, it seems like they are set to go all guns blazing to fill the void by signing not one, but two prolific strikers.

Indeed, Konur reports that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has asked club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak to splash the cash on Barcelona-linked Haaland, as well as Tottenham Hotspur superstar Harry Kane. The Cityzens are ready to invest a massive sum of €210 million over the two strikers in the current transfer window.

Haaland, valued at €130 million, may have been on the radars of Barcelona. But a move for him was always unlikely given the current financial situation. Throw in the fact that the Catalans have already brought in Sergio Aguero and Memphis Depay, another attacking addition is a distant possibility, unless there is a big departure from the ranks.

So, as things stand, Haaland may well be on his way to the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City are ready to dig deep into their coffers to replace Aguero this summer.

Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.