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Barca Plot Summer Swoop For Erling Haaland, Dani Olmo And Paul Pogba

Barca Plot Summer Swoop For Erling Haaland, Dani Olmo And Paul Pogba

The Barcelona revival is set to begin next summer, possibly with the arrival of three star names.

Tom Fenton

Tom Fenton

Barcelona are targeting Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, RB Leipzig standout Dani Olmo and Manchester United's Paul Pogba next summer after significantly reducing their wage bill - according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo.

The Catalan club have eased their financial woes somewhat after the exits of superstar names like Lionel Messi and Antoine Greizmann.

La Liga's strict wage cap meant that high-earers were unceremoniously forced out of the club, in order to comply with league rules.

With the wage bill reduced by 20 percent this summer, Mundo Deportivo are now speculating that a big transfer window is on the horizon.

Transfers will be key to any kind of revival, with the all-conquering Barcelona side of yesteryear having been firmly dismantled in recent times.

Erling Haaland scores against Union Berlin
Erling Haaland scores against Union Berlin

The addition of the three aftermentioned star players would come at a big price, however. Erling Haaland is expected to be the most expensive next summer, with his release clause set at £90m.

Reports also indicate that Haaland's agent, the notorious Mino Raiola, will demand wages in excess of £825,000 for the prolific forward, as well as a possible agent fee of £34m.

The 21-year-old striker is one of the most sought-after players in world football right now, meaning that even if Dortmund accept Barcelona's bid, the player could still opt to join a different superclub.

Signing Pogba and Olmo could prove to be a lot more simple, as the latter graduated from Barca's famous La Masia academy before signing for Dinamo Zagreb back in 2014.

The transfer of Pogba could also be simplified by the Frenchman's contract expiring next summer, which would allow him to join Barcelona for next to nothing - as long as he refuses a new deal from Manchester United.

Dani Olmo, RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich
Dani Olmo, RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich

The club's economic vice president, Eduard Romeu said: "Next season the club will be back in the transfer market. I do not see an excessive problem to obtain the resources. Although Griezmann's departure had been made earlier, Messi did not fit into the LaLiga parameters either. It is important to meet the objective since more ambitious signings can be made."Once the club is able to reduce its salary mass from 80 per cent to 65 per cent, which they're in the process of doing, they'll be in a position to try and sign some of world football's biggest names once again.Featured Image Credit:

Topics: Paul Pogba, Barcelona, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi