Haaland’s side was discovered to have a secret meeting with Barca, in the context of Kylian Mbappe preparing to join giant Real Madrid.

The Spanish press discovered that Erling Haaland’s representative, Rafaela Pimienta, met privately with Barca Deco’s Sports Director on February 28.

This source confirmed that the two sides met to negotiate the future of Haaland, who still has more than 3 years left on his current contract with Man City. President Joan Laporta’s dream is to have a Norwegian striker to compete with rival Real Madrid.

Jijantes information channel recorded Pimienta and Maxwell arriving at Sushi 99 restaurant in Barcelona at 2:40 p.m. on February 28. About two hours later, Deco left this restaurant. Four minutes later, it was Pimienta and Maxwell’s turn to walk out.

There are no details about the content of the conversation that took place in one of the restaurant’s private rooms. However, the Spanish press confirmed that Barca is interested in the future of Haaland, a player who has achieved a lot of success since moving to Man City in the summer of 2022 for 62 million USD.

The 23-year-old Norwegian striker is still under contract with Man City until 2027, and is receiving a salary of £375,000 per week. If other income is included, Haaland is receiving about 850,000 pounds/week.

According to the Mirror, despite Haaland being looked at by many big rivals, Man City has the confidence to convince him to sign a contract, with a salary that could exceed 600,000 pounds/week.

Barca tried to recruit Haaland when he was still playing for Dortmund. The representative of Norwegian striker Mino Raiola at that time flew to Barcelona to meet privately with President Joan Laporta. Xavi even went to Munich to talk with Haaland. But in the end, the striker born in 2000 chose to go to Etihad Stadium.

Close sources in Spain said that Haaland has a release clause worth 171.6 million pounds (200 million euros) in the contract effective from summer 2024. The value of this clause will decrease. gradually in each transfer window after this summer until the contract expires.

Haaland currently has 79 goals for Man City after 83 matches, including 27 goals in 30 matches this season. Appearing at the right time helped him and Man City flourish with a 5-goal victory in 2023 (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup).