MOSCOW, Mar 6 Barcelona President Joan Laporta said that the club did not conduct any negotiations regarding the signing of a contract with the Norwegian striker of the German «Borussia» from Dortmund Erling Haaland. Earlier media reported that the Spanish club was in talks with both the player and his agent Mino Raiola, and the head coach of «Barcelona» Xavi met with a 21-year-old Norwegian in Munich. «I can deny that there were any negotiations on Haaland. No meetings, no negotiations, nothing. As for the meeting of Xavi and Haaland in Munich, it's none of my business. Two athletes, I think they can talk about football. The first thing we have to do is to contact Borussia, his club,» Laporto was quoted as saying by goal.com. Haaland has been playing for Borussia since 2020. This season, the striker has made 20 appearances for the club in various competitions and scored 23 goals. As part of the Dortmund team, Haaland won the German Cup in the 2020/21 season. Previously, he played for the Austrian Salzburg, with whom he became the champion of Austria and won the country's cup in the 2018/19 season.
