Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are seeking to strengthen their ranks next season, by signing strong deals in the next summer Mercato. Laporta has several names on their agenda and many of them coincide.
Real Madrid, led by Florentino Perez, president of the Royal Club, is already considering reinforcements for the next season. He wants to sign many high-level football players to strengthen the different lines on the field.
Real Madrid officials are determined to make many changes, taking advantage of the fact that some players are expiring their contracts and will leave when this season ends.
So far, the Brazilian Marcelo, the Welshman Gareth Bale and the Spaniard Isco Alarcón have not renewed with the Merengue team, and, with the exception of a big surprise, they will leave in a few months as free players.
Moreover, the list of departures also includes those players who do not fit with Carlo Ancelotti’s plans, as is the case with Spanish defender Jesus Vallejo, Utrera midfielder Dani Ceballos or Dominican Spanish striker Mariano Diaz.
In the face of such a large number of planned exits, Real Madrid has already started to act and has found an unexpected rival when it comes to signing several footballers.
In the same matter, Barcelona, led by Joan Laporta, wants, despite the economic difficulties the club is going through, but the Barcelona team is ready to declare war on Real Madrid in some operations.
Both Laporta and Xavi know this season has been disastrous, they want to save it by qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Europa League, but even if they do, it will still be a campaign they won’t forget.
That’s why they want to hit the table and get their fans excited with exciting and promising signings to fight back for all titles like this past years.
The problem here for Barcelona is that most of these players are also on Real Madrid’s agenda, which are not “affected” financially, so it’s a step forward.
Facing the possibility of Kylian Mbappe’s departure to Real Madrid, Barcelona are trying their best to sign Haaland, the Norwegian striker from Borussia Dortmund who wants to leave this summer.
The young striker wants a change of scenery with the end of the season and his desire to play in Spain. Laporta is a close friend of his actor, Mino Raiola, and he has already made clear his intention to sign with him.
These are the events of the fierce battle that Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight this summer, although they are not alone as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Manchester United also want it.
In other words, the two Spanish teams face a more complicated task this summer if they want to sign Haaland. Of course, this footballer is not the only player for whom both entities are fighting.
Over the coming days, Florentino Perez and Joan Laporta will put all the cards on the table to advance the negotiations that are open or about to open.
Both presidents understand that every minute counts and will move to secure the services of footballers who can make a difference now and in the future.
We will show you the football players who are on the agenda of Real Madrid and Barcelona and this could cause a “war” between the Real Madrid and Barcelona teams.
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund): Borussia Dortmund’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland wants to change the landscape this summer, taking advantage of the activation of his €75m release clause.
Although there are many teams that love him, Haaland has made it clear that his priority is to play in Spain, and in recent months, he has winked at Real Madrid several times.
However, Laporta wants to take advantage of his good relationship with Mino Raiola, representative of the Borussia Dortmund football team, to approach Erling Haaland and try to persuade him to go to the Camp Nou.
Brazilian talent Andric (Palmeiras): The 15-year-old Palmeiras striker, who can also play as a winger, is another wish Real Madrid and Barcelona share.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have been following him for some time, and Indrik and his family want to move to Spain because they consider this country the best for the striker to develop his career.
At the moment, both Andric and his father have made clear their intention to choose Real Madrid, the last hint was at the hands of Douglas Ramos, his father, who shared many “stories” about the Santiago Bernabeu stadium with “Hala Madrid”.
Andric has already visited the Madrid fief, and it seems that he and those around him are happy with this, now it will only be necessary to conclude the agreement with Palmeiras in order for him to move to Madrid.
Fabian Ruiz (Napoli): Napoli’s Spanish midfielder, Fabian Ruiz, wants to return to Spain and faces a golden opportunity to do so due to contract issues and the interest of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
And according to what was reported by The Mirror, Fabian Ruiz is on the agenda of Meringue and Colé, who will launch an attack on the Spanish international in a few months, with the end of the season approaching.
Fabian Ruiz wants to return to Spain knowing this is the perfect moment since his contract expired on June 30, 2023 and he does not want to renew. Napoli will have to choose between selling it this summer for a good sum of money or keeping it and leaving for free in a year.
Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich): The Bayern Munich player is unhappy with his new role within the team and is considering a change of scenery this summer or in 2022.
Gnabry is a footballer who loves to attack and his usual position as a winger. However, he plays in Bayern Munich this season as a right winger.
The Bavarian team has already informed, according to Kicker, that he is not at all comfortable with his new role and that if things do not change in the coming months, he will look for a new destination.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are well aware of Gnabry’s case, whose contract expires on June 30, 2023 and refuse to renew to Bayern Munich, and the Bavarian club does not want another Alaba case and are ready to negotiate his departure in 2022 to earn some money.