Barcelona and Real Madrid Have Set Their Eyes on Erling Haaland

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[{"selector":"#anim-8d31f1cc-3f16-4d79-94df-92bf95446de7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(17.917490210974037%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Javier Bordas, the former Barca director, previously told Mundo Deportivo that the Catalan club rejected his proposal to sign Haaland from RB Salzburg in 2020 by claiming he doesn't have 'Barca DNA.'

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