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Dortmund's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring a goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park, in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (Bernd Thissen/Pool via AP)
Former Barcelona director Javier Bordas has revealed the Catalan giants turned down the chance to sign Erling Haaland back in 2019, with Kevin Prince-Boateng joining on loan from Sassuolo instead.
At the time, Barcelona were looking to bring in some cover for Luis Suarez and Haaland was one of a number of options considered by the club's hierarchy.
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