On Wednesday, Rousaud announced that he would appoint Josep Maria Minguella as his sporting vice-president should he come into office.
As part of that announcement, Rousaud let slip that Minguella had reached a pre-agreement with Haaland's agent, Mino Raiola.
"He was able to bring [Diego] Maradona, [Hristo] Stoichkov, Romario, [Lionel] Messi and, with his son, Ansu Fati," Rousaud said of Minguella.
"He's always been there. He was the protagonist in many of the important chapters in the club's history."
Although Minguella didn't mention Haaland by name, he spoke of a transfer target.
"He's a person with a contract in place [at another club] and we have to be discrete," Minguella said.
"What we won't do is filter news through. That's very good for the newspapers and very bad for the club.
"Each time you let a player's name slip, for example, it adds another million on [to their price tag]. Discretion is key."
Minguella was the man who brought Messi to Barcelona in the first place and he believe the Argentine is still content at the Camp Nou.
"From the first moment, I didn't think he'd leave," Minguella continued. "Now, I know for sure. Leo is happy at Barcelona, but he wants to win.
"He's gone from winning the Champions League, LaLiga and Copa del Rey to winning nothing. He still has the mentality of that player. The merit of a great athlete is having a winning mentality."
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