Haaland's father hid in bathroom at Barcelona airport for 30 minutes!

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Haaland's father hid in bathroom at Barcelona airport for 30 minutes!

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The player's dad was hoping Raiola's exit would serve as a decoy

It was a scene more fitting of Mr. Bean than your usual arrival at an airport. Mino Raiola, Erling Haaland's agent, and the player's father, Alf-Inge, arrived at the terminal for private airports at Barcelona-El Prat on Thursday. The agent is an old hat at this game and expected there would be journalists or paparazzi waiting outside, so came up with a plan for his travel companion to avoid him being photographed in the Catalan city.

Raiola would come out first and get directly into the car that Barça's security team had sent, while Haaland's father would wait in the bathroom at the airport until the cameras were gone.

The idea was that Mino would serve as a 'decoy' and the hope was that once he had left, the press would leave the area, allowing Alf-Inge to follow. Raiola was photographed as expected leaving the airport and getting in the car, but the focus did not leave the terminal. The press had information that the Dortmund star's dad was also on the plane. Half an hour later, Haaland Sr. decided to leave the airport in another car to take him to the reunion. As soon as he left, he couldn't not be photographed, just like Mino.

It was without a doubt the curious anecdote of the first Raiola and Haaland 'tour' to find out what clubs are interested in the Norway striker and who can pay what. Later in the day, they met with Real Madrid and next week they will also meet with Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.

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