Xavi responds to Alves' comments about Haaland

Alves

in an interview has claimed

is a more complete player than

and he wouldn't spend a lot of money on him.

Haaland who has a €75million release clause in his contract has been linked with a move to

in recent weeks.

"I forgive Dani everything, anything he says,"

Xavi

said at a media conference ahead of Sunday's game against Levante.

"He's a phenomenon, really.

"Sometimes you guys complain that you don't have headlines, right? Well, with Dani, it's hard to choose just one. He is a phenomenon.

"The truth is that the signing of him has gone very well for us, he is a natural leader. It is a spectacle, both for us and for you."

Meanwhile, Xavi does not rule out the possibility of Haaland joining Barcelona and is confident that the club will back him in the transfer market.

"We'll see. Yes, we are planning for next year, but let's see. The situation is not easy, especially financially, economically.

"[The club] knows my priorities,"

he said.

"From here on, whatever we can do, well, we are going to do it, but it is true that we have to be very prudent and very cautious because the economic situation is what it is."

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