Barcelona to compete with Real Madrid for Erling Haaland in summer 2025

Robert Lewandowski is in the last stages of his career

According to 90min, Barcelona are trying to be an option in the race to sign Manchester City sensation Erling Haaland.

Although Haaland's probable bidder has long been assumed to be Real Madrid, 90min reports that Barca are gearing up to make a separate bid for the talented Norwegian striker.

Robert Lewandowski, wearing the number nine jersey for Barca, is currently directing their line. However, in the long run, Haaland is thought to be a strong contender to succeed the seasoned Pole, who just turned 35.

Since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund last summer, Haaland has excelled. In the inaugural campaign, he not only helped the team win the Champions League for the first time but also the Premier League Golden Boot and the European Golden Shoe.

The 23-year-old set a Premier League record with 36 goals in the league, giving him a total of 52 goals across all competitions.

Even though Erling Haaland has only been playing in the Premier League for a little over a year, City are already negotiating a new contract to give its attacker even more money.

When Haaland moved to Manchester, he negotiated a five-year contract, although it contained various release clauses. One of them was eliminated when Pep Guardiola agreed to his contract extension, so there is no option in 2024 that would have allowed him to go for £172 million (€200 million) the next year.

It has been reported that clauses would begin to take effect in 2025. They don't name the club, but they do indicate that the player may depart for a predetermined sum, which is said to be £150 million (€175 million). That quantity will decrease year after year as well.

In exchange for removing the impending release conditions, City would pay Haaland the highest basic wage in the Premier League—more than £500,000 per week—making him the league's best-paid player. However, Erling Haaland currently has little incentive to take such action.