Joan Laporta Breaks Silence on Barcelona Links to Erling Haaland

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has broken his silence on reports linking Barcelona to a move for Erling Haaland.

Erling Haaland, 23, has been a prime target for top European clubs since his days at Borussia Dortmund.

In 2022, the Norwegian goalscoring sensation joined Manchester City for £54m on a five-year contract.

With three years left on his City contract, there have been rumors linking him to a possible move away from the club.

LCSoccerHub understands Manchester City are working around the clock to tie Haaland to a new contract amidst tentacles of interests from top European rivals.

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Interestingly, Haaland’s Manchester City exit rumors have also been rightly fueled by a controversial clause attached to his contract by his agent Rafaela Pimenta.

According to Goal.com, Rafaela Pimenta attached a transfer clause to Erling Haaland that will make the player affordable to clubs Spanish clubs from 2024.

Also, Spanish outlets claim Barcelona sporting director Deco met with Rafael Pimenta in February 2024 to thrash out details for a possible move for the player.

With Haaland happily acing through at City, the question has been on when Barcelona will make a move for the player and the club’s chances of landing the top-rated striker.

When asked about Barcelona’s interest in Erling Haaland, Barcelona president Joan Laporta quashed the rumors, ruling out a possible move for the player this summer.

Laporta revealed Barcelona will not make any big signings this season so as not to distort the club’s dressing room.

“We don’t need any big signing. There will be movements but I don’t anticipate big ones, just team players”.

“Our priority is to trust the team we have right now, we don’t want to sign players who could distort our harmony”, told MD

🚨 Laporta when asked about Haaland rumours: "We don’t need any big signing. There will be movements but I don’t anticipate big ones, just team players".

“Our priority is to trust the team we have right now, we don’t want to sign players who could distort our harmony", told MD. pic.twitter.com/K94ialIash

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 23, 2024

Erling Haaland clinched the Premier League Golden Boot in his debut season, netting a record 36 Premier League goals for Manchester City.

He is en route to a second successive Golden Boot this season as he leads the Premier League topscorers chart with 18 goals in 23 Premier League appearances for City.