WilkerCSBD Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 In addition to the contacts with Alaba and Haaland, Laporta seems to have closed the arrival of Georginio Wijnaldum. The Sunday Times assures that Liverpool's Dutch midfielder has decided that he does not plan to renew the contract that expires this summer and that he has signed a pre-contract with Joan Laporta to become the first signing of the second era of the Catalan president. The best thing about the signing of Wijnaldum, if confirmed, is that he would arrive at Barcelona without transfer cost because his contract is about to end. Likewise, Laporta will fulfill one of the most requested signings by Ronald Koeman since his arrival at Barcelona last August. The Dutch footballer would come to LaLiga with 30 years and after a key season with the combined of the "reds", being a key piece for Klopp. So far this season, Wijnaldum has played a total of 40 matches between all the competitions that he has played with the referred English club and has scored three goals. The Liverpool board is aware that Wijnaldum, who joined the club in 2016, has no intention of renewing his contract because he does not feel valued enough. His token, which is around 4.5 million euros, is ranked 14th in the ranking of the most expensive players in the first team. Liverpool would already be making plans knowing that the Dutch midfielder has decided to wear the Barça colors and has been looking for a replacement for him for some time. The one who has sounded the most in recent times is the Argentine midfielder from Udinese of Italy, Rodrigo de Paul. Another agreed transfer Since he assumed the presidency, Laporta has got down to work when it comes to signings. Recently, it was known that the details of the signing of Liverpool center-back, Eric García, are being finalized, whose contract will also end in the middle of this year, so he will arrive at the Catalan team without having to pay a transfer to City. This was announced by Culemanía in recent days. The information in question was also given by Laporta in the Tot Costa de Catalunya Ràdio program. On the matter of the signings, it has come to be known that Laporta and his board have already tried to contact the environment of the Norwegian striker of Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland, who is one of the most sought-after players by the European teams today together with Kilyan Mbappé from PSG. This was announced by the Sport newspaper where they detail that Laporta contacted Mino Raiola, Haaland's agent. This he did during his presidential campaign in order to know the situation of the Nordic forward. Despite the multiple offers, it is not ruled out that the young man will continue one more season in the German team.
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