Barcelona find new way to sign Alvarez

Barcelona develop new strategy to sign Alvarez

Barcelona have changed their initial plan to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez. According to AS, the club has abandoned its initial plan to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez. According to AS, the club has abandoned its press campaign after a meeting between the Catalans' sporting director Deco and the player's agent Fernando Hidalgo.

Earlier, Alvarez had openly asked the club to sign him, saying that he wanted to "make his dream come true" during an interview with journalists at the 2026 World Cup. Now, the parties are moving to closed negotiations.

The striker continues to train with Atletico and has not commented to the media. Alvarez wants to personally convince head coach Diego Simeone and the Madrid club management to let him go. The Argentine player plans to remind the club's management of his previous promise. According to him, the transfer may be agreed if Atletico receives a suitable offer. Alvarez is only considering the option of moving to Barcelona.

The management of the "Matraschilar" is still against letting go of their main striker. In order to move the negotiations forward, the Catalans are ready to significantly increase the transfer budget:

* Barcelona's initial offer was less than 100 million euros;

* Later, the offer was increased to 100 million euros;

* The current updated offer is estimated at 120 million euros.

Now the management of the Madrid club must decide whether to keep the valuable player, who officially asked to move to Barcelona, in the team.

Recall that Alvarez moved from Manchester City to Atletico in 2024 and signed a six-year contract with the Madrid club. The transfer fee was 75 million euros, with another 20 million euros set as bonuses.