Barcelona ramp up Liverpool Mo Salah talks as Erling Haaland interest ends

Barcelona are reportedly ready to switch their attentions to Liverpool’s Mo Salah following their setback in pursuit of Erling Haaland ahead of the summer transfer window.

The Blaugrana were thought to be in the race for Haaland’s signature, having met with his agent several times in th epast 12 months, but recent comments made by Barcelona president Joan Laporta have seemingly poured cold water on that idea.

‘We’re working hard and I know the fans are dreaming of some names – but some deals are very difficult’, he told the media, as relayed by Fabrizio Romano. ‘We will not perform any operation that puts the institution in danger, we can’t do it’.

Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden (R) walks off the pitch with Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland after the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images).

It comes just days after reports emerged that Manchester City have agreed a deal in principle to take the Norwegian marksman to the Etihad stadium in the summer, in a package deal worth around £100 million.

Salah to the Camp Nou?

As a result of this setback, in a remarkable turn of events Spanish outlet AS are claiming that Barca have turned their attentions to Liverpool legend Mo Salah, with first contact already having been made.

‘Barcelona have already received the first positive ‘inputs’ from the player’s entourage, who would welcome a change of scenery (he has been at Liverpool for five seasons), and even more so joining the Xavi Hernández project as the new franchise player’, the outlet reports.

Salah, of course, is out of contract next summer, and has as of yet not been able to agree fresh terms with Liverpool that would see him stay at Anfield beyond 2023.

Excl: Salah and his agent have no intention to accept current new contract bid from Liverpool. Talks have broken down since December, as things stand 🚨🇪🇬 #LFC

Mo’s priority is to stay – but not at current conditions. Let’s see Liverpool next move.

More: https://t.co/QGTdcXpa79 pic.twitter.com/2cAY6KmmkV

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 11, 2022

Should Barcelona come calling and offer a sizeable fee for Liverpool’s Egyptian king this summer, it may be enough to sway all parties and take the forward to the Camp Nou.

On the other hand, it could also just be a negotiation tactic from Salah’s camp.

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	28	50	69
2	Liverpool FC	28	53	66
3	Chelsea FC	28	38	59
4	Arsenal FC	26	14	51
5	Manchester United	29	8	50
6	West Ham United	29	12	48
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	6	46
8	Tottenham Hotspur	27	7	45
9	Aston Villa	28	2	36
10	Southampton FC	29	-9	35
11	Crystal Palace	28	1	33
12	Leicester City	26	-5	33
13	Brighton & Hove Albion	28	-8	33
14	Newcastle United	28	-16	31
15	Brentford FC	29	-13	30
16	Leeds United	29	-34	26
17	Everton FC	26	-19	22
18	Watford FC	29	-26	22
19	Burnley FC	27	-16	21
20	Norwich City	29	-45	17

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	12
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	12
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	11
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	9
Raphinha	Leeds United	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	8

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	8
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	8
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	8
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	8
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	8
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	7
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	7
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	11
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	10
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	6
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	6
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	5
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	5
Henderson, Jordan	Liverpool FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5