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Barcelona in Haaland transfer talks with agent, father

Erling Haaland's father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola held talks in Barcelona on Thursday with Barca president Joan Laporta over a possible transfer for the superstar forward.

Haaland, 20, has scored 49 goals in 49 games for Borussia Dortmund since signing for the Bundesliga club in January 2020 from FC Salzburg.

A release clause in his contract does not come into effect until 2022, and ESPN has reported that Dortmund would accept €180m this summer.

Sources told ESPN that Laporta believes Haaland would be a strategic signing that would strengthen Barca for a decade or more, as well as avoiding his joining a rival club.