The big 'war' that is coming between Barça and Real Madrid with Erling Haaland as the protagonist

Erling Haaland is set to be the star of the 2025 transfer market. The turbulent times at Manchester City following the departure of Txiki Begiristain and the uncertainty surrounding Pep Guardiola's continuity have sparked rumours about the Norwegian's future, who despite having a contract with the Mancunians until 2027, remains a target for the continent's top teams.

FC Barcelona would be the first of them, since Joan Laporta wants to make a 'star' signing before the end of his term and, although names like Jamal Musiala or Florian Wirtz resonate on Spotify Camp Nou, the club's big dream is Haaland. The forward is an old desire of the club, and the president has been 'cooking' the strategy for many years to have the scorer wear the Barça shirt in 2025 or 2026.

'Jan' wants to make two big-name signings to 'inaugurate' the new Blaugrana stadium, and he is clear that one of these must be the Norwegian. The director's relationship with Rafela Pimenta, his representative, would be fluid and the trust between both parties would be a great 'trick' to achieve the landing of the Leeds player in the Ciudad Condal, so the culés are determined to go all out and until the end for the signing of the centre forward.

Florentino Pérez, the great 'threat' to Barça

However, from the Santiago Bernabéu they would like to 'truncate' Erling's signing for Barça. According to Manolo Romero, former Real Madrid scout, in 'Carrusel Deportivo', "Florentino's top target is Haaland. When the president wants something, he gets it. We wanted to sign Ronaldinho and Beckham came. Because he wanted him. This is the same thing. I highly doubt that Haaland won't come."

In this way, the Merengue entity would start a new 'battle' with the Catalans for the signing of a world star. The Madrid president would want to complete his collection of 'cards' by joining Haaland with Mbappé, Vinicius and Bellingham, and would be willing to make a significant effort to achieve this goal. Despite this, the final word will be up to the scorer, who could be more attracted by the exciting project that is being 'cooked' in Barcelona under the orders of Hansi Flick and where he would act as a leader alongside Lamine Yamal.