Borussia Dortmund‘s prolific striker Erling Haaland has turned down offers from Barcelonaand Real Madrid and will continue his career at Manchester City,as per the British media. Barca president Joan Laporta had hoped to add the young goalscorer to theranks, primarily due to the close relationship with his agent Mino Raiola.
As a result, according to the Catalandaily newspaperSport, the Blaugrana havealready started considering other options, and they have identified Robert Lewandowski, whose contract with Bayern expires next summer, as the ideal replacement. The Polish veteranhas been one of the best players in his positionin recent years in Europe, but his future in the Bundesliga is yet to determined.
There has been no agreement on a new contract and the 33-year-old ace has yet to enter negotiations with the defending Bundesligawinners. It is said that the Catalan side would liketo use the situationand bring in afirst-class goal scorer who will also serve as a mentor for the younger playersin the team.
Barcelona to choose between Lewandowski and Salah
Robert Lewandowski of Bayern and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. (Harry Langer &Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)
In addition, another realistic option would beMohamed Salah, who has just rejectedLiverpool‘s latestcontract renewal offer.Fabrizio Romano, the Italian transfer analyst, claimsthat despite the player’s will to stay at Anfield, the club’s most recent offer has been declinedand there have been no more conversations since December.
That is where Barcelona plan to intervene and step up the chase to lure the forward in La Liga. Another Catalan publication Muno Deportivo say thatJoan Laporta sees Salah as the ideal successor to Lionel Messi.
In addition, he reportedly believes the Egyptian international could play at the top level for another four to fiveseasons, so as tolead the club back to the top of Europe. The move would make perfect sense for the Camp Nou side as the 29-year-old winger would also fill in the hole thatOusmane Dembele will leave after his contract runs out in June 2022.
