Barcelona line up 20-year old superstar as Lionel Messi’s successor

Barcelona are reportedly eyeing up a transfer for Borussia Dortmund celebrity Erling Haaland if Lionel Messi decides to not lengthen his contract on the membership.

The Argentine is within the remaining few months of his contract and is free to barter with overseas golf equipment over a summer season transfer.

Lionel Messi requested Barcelona to let him depart the membership final summer season, however was denied by the membership’s higher-ups. This left the ahead disgruntled going into the season and mirrored in his performances for the membership.

Now, nonetheless, Messi appears to be having fun with his time on the membership as Barcelona chase after the La Liga title.

In keeping with AS, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has determined to make extending Lionel Messi’s contract the primary precedence between now and the top of the season.

But when the Argentine decides to half methods with the Catalan giants, Laporta is able to pursue Borussia Dortmund hitman Erling Haaland.

The Norwegian has been in extraordinary kind since becoming a member of Dortmund final January and is taken into account to be among the best strikers on this planet.

Laporta sees Haaland because the inheritor to Lionel Messi on the membership and is able to pull the set off on a deal provided that the Argentine leaves in the summertime.

The report additionally states that despite the fact that they may preserve tabs on Haaland, Barcelona will pursue Lyon’s Memphis Depay extra actively if Messi does resolve to remain.

Haaland has been immense for Borussia Dortmund this season. The striker has scored 32 targets in 29 video games throughout all competitions for the German facet, together with 10 targets within the UEFA Champions League.

If Haaland is to go away Dortmund in the summertime, it will reportedly value Barcelona round €150 million.

Barcelona and Lionel Messi in for a massively essential summer season

Whether or not Lionel Messi decides to remain or not, Barcelona could have an enormous job forward of them in the summertime. Ronald Koeman is reportedly able to half methods with a lot of massive names to be able to start rebuilding the membership.

The Blaugrana want to construct round their youth academy graduates, in an try to not need to spend massive in the summertime.

Barcelona are at present massively in debt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and would favor to begin constructing their squad across the likes of Ansu Fati, Pedri and Ilaix Moriba.

This might imply departures for gamers like Philippe Coutinho, Miralem Pjanic and Antoine Griezmann because the membership appears to spice up their funds in the summertime.