Laporta heralds the return of Barcelona and the possibilities of including Halland
Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, said that the football world should "prepare" that Barcelona is returning, and refused to rule out the possibility of including Norwegian star Erling Haaland, the German player of Borussia Dortmund, for the team this year.
On Monday, Barcelona presented its new player Ferran Torres, who joined the team from Manchester City, in a deal that could be worth 55 million euros ($63 million).
The conclusion of the Spanish international deal, Torres, came despite the well-known financial crisis that Barcelona suffers from, as its debts amounted to more than 1.2 billion euros last year.
But the club will not be able to register Torres until some players are dispensed, in order to avoid the risk of exceeding the salary ceiling, which is why the club was also forced to delay the registration of veteran Dani Alves in the squad.
Despite Barcelona’s financial constraints, club members voted last December on the 1.5 billion-euro “Esbay Barcelona” project, which includes a comprehensive overhaul of the Camp Nou stadium and other facilities, and rumors continue that the club will include Alvaro Morata on a loan contract during the current winter transfer market. .
There are also rumors that Barcelona will lead the scene in the competition for Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this year, and Laporta was not keen to deny the matter.
When asked about the club's position on Haaland in particular, Laporta said, "If you allow me, I will not talk about specific names.
This is generally not helpful.
Rather, it increases the value of the names.”
Laporta added: “We are working to strengthen the centers according to the requests of the technical staff.
Today, we have Ferran, who was in Valencia, and we are proud that Catalans and Valencians are cousins.”
Laporta added, "Barcelona represents a prominent mark in the market and every player considers us a model. We have a team in the process of rebuilding, and we will soon see the team's return."
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