Barça has completed a dream season with Hansi Flick. Pending confirmation of the final results, everything indicates that the blaugrana team will take the three most important national titles: La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Supercopa.
This resurgence has returned Barça to the global stage. The excitement has once again infected the fans, the locker room, and also the international soccer environment. Many European clubs, which in previous years saw Barça as a sleeping giant, are once again respecting it.
Laporta dreams big again
This great year has also had a direct effect on Joan Laporta's mindset. After several seasons marked by austerity, Laporta dreams big again. The club's economic situation has improved considerably, and the president is already planning a more ambitious summer, with some bold moves.
One of the names that is once again on the leader's mind is Erling Haaland, according to El Nacional. The Norwegian forward has always been an obsession for Joan Laporta, who sees him as the natural heir to the great scorers who made history at Barça. Although the signing is neither immediate nor simple, Haaland's name is once again on the presidential office's table.
The club has improved economically
The good economic performance of recent months reinforces it. The new agreement signed with Nike, which will bring in more than 100 million euros annually, is a great boost. A strategic contract that provides medium-term stability and allows for planning major operations.
This is coupled with the forecast of significant sales this summer. One of the names strongly rumored to leave is Ronald Araujo. The Uruguayan center-back has a market, and his departure could represent a significant financial injection.
Barça's plan to bring Haaland
According to 'El Nacional', Barça's real plan with Haaland points to the summer of 2026. By then, Robert Lewandowski will finish his contract and everything indicates that he will end his time as the club's starting center forward. It is at that moment when Laporta and his team want to make the definitive move for the Norwegian.
The operation wouldn't be cheap. It is estimated that the cost would be around 150 million euros, an extremely high figure but one that the club believes it could assume if the current growth is kept. Haaland is a bet for the future, a strategic signing that Joan Laporta wants to turn into the new emblem of a golden era that is beginning to be written now.