Barcelona President Strikes Transfer ‘Agreement’ With Haaland Agent

The agent of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has reportedly struck an ‘agreement’ with Barcelona president Joan Laporta over a transfer.

Haaland have continued his good form for Manchester City this season but Pep Guardiola’s team have not regained the form that saw them lift four Premier League titles in a row.

City have acquired just seven points from their opening five Premier League matches this season with Guardiola’s men picking up their first draw of the season against Arsenal on Sunday.

There have been claims that Haaland is not pleased with the situation of things and might consider a new challenge elsewhere. Barcelona have been heavily linked with a move to Haaland next summer with one report recently claiming that president Joan Laporta has an ‘obsession’ with the Man City striker.

New reports from Spain has now claim that the Barcelona president has struck an ‘an agreement’ with Haaland’s agent Rafaela Pimienta.

According to the report, Haaland’s representative having ‘a good relationship with Laporta, which has facilitated the existence of a verbal agreement between the two parties’.

Erling Haaland celebrates his goal during City’s UEFA Champions League clash against Napoli. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)

The report adds: ‘And he has assured him that if he ultimately decides to leave the Etihad Stadium in 2026, he will do so solely to play for Barça, and will reject any other offers that may come his way.’

Despite the report, Football Insider journalist Pete O’Rourke recently insisted that Haaland moving to Barcelona in the summer transfer window is unlikely at this stage.

O’Rourke told Football Insider: “No, it’s highly unlikely. I think he’d be a dream signing for almost any club, Haaland, and Man City are lucky enough to have him.

“He signed a new long-term contract extension last year to keep him at the Etihad until 2034, so to try and prise Haaland out of Man City would take well in excess of £150million, even more than that.

“City don’t want to lose their star man, we know how important he is to Man City with five goals in four Premier League games so far this season.

“He is arguably the best striker in Europe, his figures tell you that, so Man City don’t want to lose him.

“Barcelona would love the idea of having Haaland as a long-term replacement for Lewandowski, but their financial issues would make it very, very hard for them.

“They would have to sell a number of their other players to fund that deal.”