Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland? This is certainly the question that many big clubs ask themselves when recruiting for the summer transfer window. On the one hand, the Frenchman who walks on water with PSG and panics the counters (38 games, 28 goals, 20 assists). On the other, the Norwegian, also a goal machine (25 games, 23 goals, 7 assists) but who is experiencing some physical glitches this season.
The two young attackers are courted by the entire football world, including FC Barcelona. In search of its flagship striker, the Catalan club would have made the nugget of Borussia Dortmund its priority to strengthen. But for Dani Alves, the Blaugrana are on the wrong track. In an interview with the Catalan newspaper Sport, the former PSG side advised his club to recruit Kylian Mbappé and not Erling Haaland.
“I wouldn’t do everything for Haaland. Honestly, I wouldn’t spend a lot of money on it. On Mbappé yes, but not on Haaland. I play sports director, eh, but I would take Mbappé first, analyzed the Brazilian before detailing his remarks. I think it is more complete in all areas. If you have to make a huge investment, you have to do it in the best. If it were up to me, I would choose Mbappé.
‘Messi should come back for one last dance’
In this same interview, the Barça side also spoke about the future of his former teammate, Lionel Messi, struggling at PSG. And for him, the Argentinian should return to his former club: “I don’t know what he thinks or what he wants to do. I insist again, Leo should come back for one last dance with me. Why not. There is no better place than here. He’s gone, he’s tried something different and it’s time to go home if he wants to,” explained Dani Alves. The message got through.
