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Barcelona sporting director Deco has cooled talk of the Catalans making a move for Erling Haaland after saying the La Liga giants "shouldn't be obsessed" with signing a No. 9 to replace Robert Lewandowski.

It was reported in Catalan media last week that club president Joan Laporta had made Manchester City striker Haaland his 'dream' transfer target, with the club on the lookout for a long-term replacement for Lewandowski.

The Pole is continuing to bang in the goals for Barca, with four in seven La Liga games this season, but he is now 37 and his contract is up at the end of this season.

That has led the cash-strapped club to consider their options in the market and as well as Haaland, they have also been linked with Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy, but in an inte

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