Lionel Messi and Cristiano might not have much to prove at the stage of their career when they are aged 33 and 26 respectively. However, the two players are at a concluding stage. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are expected to replace these two.
While Mbappe is associated with Real Madrid, Haaland is expected to have a better future at Barcelona, especially when with the election of Joan Laporta as the club’s president next month. He is on good terms with agent Mino Raiola as highlighted in the past.
Laporta when asked about the possibility of signing Haaland from Borussia Dortmund said that if they have to improve the team, he has the cards ready and he is ready to play them. The cards here might be a metaphor for the understanding that he shares with Raiola and how he had helped the Italian climb up the professional ladder.