Harry Kane backed to become Barcelona's Erling Haaland transfer stopgap in 2026 as ex-Bayern Munich midfielder explains why deal makes sense

Harry Kane is being backed to become a transfer stopgap for Barcelona, with the Liga giants expected to make a play for Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland at some stage. If England captain Kane could be lured away from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2026, then Barca would have time in which to generate the funds required to make their Haaland dream a reality.

Harry Kane backed to become Barcelona's Erling Haaland transfer stopgap in 2026 as ex-Bayern Munich midfielder explains why deal makes senseHarry Kane backed to become Barcelona's Erling Haaland transfer stopgap in 2026 as ex-Bayern Munich midfielder explains why deal makes senseHarry Kane backed to become Barcelona's Erling Haaland transfer stopgap in 2026 as ex-Bayern Munich midfielder explains why deal makes sense

Norwegian frontman Haaland has seen a move to Catalunya speculated on for some time. He would appear to have no immediate plans to head for , with a 10-year contract being signed in that is due to take him through to 2034.

believe that said agreement can be broken, with Haaland expected to seek out a new challenge once achieving as much as possible at the Etihad Stadium. Until that day comes, another No.9 will be required at Camp Nou.

Robert Lewandowski will see his contract expire next summer, with it likely that the prolific Pole will be released by Barca as a free agent at 37 years of age. There has already beentalk of a move for Kane being made, with Bayern potentially open to a sale ahead of the Three Lions captain hitting the final 12 months of his deal in .

Ex-Bayern midfielder Dietmar Hamann, speaking in association with Grosvenor Casino told BALLGM when asked if Kane to Barcelona sounds feasible: “Obviously they find it hard to register players, so I’m not sure they’d be able to register Haaland. But then again, this is probably a few years away.

“But Lewandowski went there, and I didn’t think he’d score the goals he did. I think the is the closest to the when it comes to physicality. Once you’re past 30, I reckon you probably find it a bit easier to score goals in Spain than you do in Germany or certainly in England. So that’s certainly something I can see.

“And if it were to be a stopgap, obviously it’s a good stopgap because we know the record of Harry Kane. And with all the financial issues they’ve got, they’ve got three or four years to sort that out if they want to try to get Haaland to Barcelona. So, it’s certainly something I can see, yes.”

Kane has hit 95 goals for Bayern through 102 appearances, breaking his trophy duck when becoming a Bundesliga title winner. He is 32 years of age, but is being backed to maintain remarkable individual standards for several more seasons – which would hold obvious appeal to Barca.