Xavi ‘squeezes’ for Haaland

Xavi Hernández continues to have Borussia Dortmund’s Norwegian striker, Erling Haaland, as a priority objective in his project. In fact, the Blaugrana coach plans to insist on the need for his signing during the summit of the sports area, with President Joan Laporta at the helm, which is scheduled to take place in the coming days.

Xavi will try to give a boost to this operation, aware that the deadline for Haaland to make a decision ends on April 30, insisting on the need to sign him, to the point that He is willing to offer himself again to talk to the player and try to convince him of the whims of the Blaugrana project.

In any case, the coach also assumes that the operation may be financially unaffordable for the club if the figures that other ‘rivals’, such as Manchester City or Real Madrid, are willing to pay are maintained.

But Xavi remains optimistic. In fact, he does not rule out that the resounding victory in the Classic (0-4) could also serve as a stimulus for the Norwegian to opt for the Blaugrana project, where he would be the great cornerstone.

And while waiting for Haaland’s decision, Barcelona is also moving other major operations in case Erling fails, such as the possible arrival of Mohamed Salah or Robert Lewandowski, the two players that the technical secretariat likes the most if the signing is frustrated from Norwegian.

Other operations underway or that could be reactivated will also be addressed at the next meeting of the sports management. Among them will be on the table the future of Ousmane Dembélé. In this case, as we anticipated in AS, Xavi is committed to opening the negotiations, since he considers the Frenchman a key player in his project, although the management are more reluctant in this regard, despite not having completely closed the door yet. The situation of the negotiations with Ronald Araújo and Gavi will also be addressed, two players that the coach considers vital, and that the club is willing to make an effort to renew them, especially considering that both want to continue. And the future of Adama Traoré and Dani Alves will also have to be addressed. The first will stay if the 24 million purchase option is not paid, and the second is pending whether Sergiño Dest continues and whether the operations of César Azpilicueta and Noussair Mazraoui finally crystallize this summer.