Mercato | Mercato – PSG: Leonardo could win a new battle against Barcelona!

Posted on October 29, 2021 at 11:30 am by Hadrien Grenier updated October 29, 2021 at 11:34 am

While FC Barcelona was announced in the footsteps of Erling Haaland, Mino Raiola would have made the decision not to place his client within the Catalan club, offering by the same occasion a good leeway to the PSG in the file.

It is now clear that Erling Haaland will be one of the main draws in the next summer transfer window. Indeed, it is announced that the time for the departure of Borussia Dortmund will take place next summer for the Norwegian striker since he will then have a release clause set at € 75m. Thus, several clubs could fight an uphill battle in the prospect of securing his services. As revealed by le10sport.com, PSG has ticked the name of Erling Haaland as part of the succession of Kylian Mbappé , the French international is currently heading straight for a free start at the end of his contract at the end of the season. At the same time, FC Barcelona , Real Madrid , Manchester City or even the Bayern Munich have been announced as teams eager to sign the Leeds native in the summer of 2022.

Mino Raiola dismisses FC Barcelona for Erling Haaland

The whole question is which of these top European clubs will succeed in securing the services of Erling Haaland , but one of these avenues could already be ruled out. Indeed, if we are to believe the information unveiled by AS on Friday, FC Barcelona would no longer be an option for the future of the former RB Salzburg player since Mino Raiola just wouldn't want to put his client there, just as he wouldn't want to send Paul Pogba there – even if the latter had only been briefly linked to the Catalan club recently. In fact, the famous agent would simply not look favorably on the prospect of placing one of his two flagship clients at the Blaugrana due to the context within it.

Precisely , AS explains that the dismissal of Ronald Koeman ended up opening a big crisis at FC Barcelona which would not escape the eyes of the agents of the best players in the world, and therefore of Mino Raiola . Unlike Real Madrid , which is also in a process of reconstruction, the economic situation of the Catalan club is precarious. This could prevent him from closing deals to enlist great players while strengthening his squad around it, and so this is what would motivate the Italian-Dutch agent to close the door to FC Barcelona and not to the Merengue. However, Barça were genuinely interested in Erling Haaland , so much so that they were trying to unlock additional funds in order to make him the leader of their squad.

Joan Laporta was ultimately counting on his friendship with Mino Raiola , but the latter therefore decided otherwise. It remains to be seen whether the PSG and Leonardo will be able to take advantage of this, especially since the sporting director of the club in the capital also maintains an excellent relationship with Mino Raiola . Obviously, this withdrawal of FC Barcelona from the file does not mean that Paris is now going it alone, on the contrary even given the number of clubs present in the race for his signature. However, this remains another small victory for the Parisian club against the Catalan team on the transfer scene.

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