BIG ISSUE: Barcelona made a mistake with Mbappe, pass the best moment to have one of the best players in the present

Former Barcelona Sports Director Javier Bordas affirmed that the club missed the opportunity to sign both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Speaking on the El Chiringuito program, Bordas revealed that he had pushed for Barcelona to sign Mbappe in the summer of 2017 when the club sold Neymar to PSG. However, the Catalan club’s leadership chose to sign Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund instead.

Bordas stated, “If I had the power, Mbappe would have been a Barcelona player. When PSG paid €222 million for Neymar, we had enough money to sign Mbappe. But the board prioritized Dembele. I wanted to have Mbappe, so I met with his father. Mbappe wanted to come to Barcelona. On the last day of the transfer window, I thought we had him.”

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Bordas also confirmed that Barcelona had a chance to sign Haaland from RB Salzburg before the Norwegian forward decided to move to Borussia Dortmund in 2020.

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“Haaland wanted to play in Spain. We only had to pay Salzburg €20 million, plus another €20 million to agent Mino Raiola. Discussions took place, but at that time, Luis Suarez was still there, and the coaching staff decided to abandon the deal,” revealed the former Barcelona Sports Director.

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Currently, Mbappe and Haaland are considered two of the best strikers in the world. Meanwhile, Dembele has disappointed at Camp Nou and was sold to PSG. Dembele’s career is currently stagnating.