With each passing day, it turns into painfully clear that Barcelona’s dream of signing Julian Alvarez won’t materialise this summer time.
The participant is exhibiting no indicators of resistance in opposition to his former membership, nor are Atletico Madrid opening the doorways to a negotiation.
Now that each Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski won’t be on the membership subsequent season, the membership desperately wants a brand new striker and it’s excessive time they start in search of a backup plan.
The Plan B
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona are contemplating Sporting CP striker Luis Suarez as a backup possibility if they don’t handle to land Julian Alvarez.
The 28-year-old Colombian striker is at present thought-about an vital a part of the Portuguese aspect’s plans and will probably be troublesome to signal, and the Blaugrana haven’t but begun any contacts.
Barcelona’s present plan is to attend out one other week and choose the progress on the Alvarez entrance. If there isn’t a progress, they are going to discover the choice of Suarez or every other options.
Spanish journalist Gerard Romero additional provides that Hansi Flick has given his ‘okay’ for the membership to pursue Suarez, implying that he sees the participant as a stylistic match.
Given how the supervisor has rejected some extremely rated names in latest weeks, it comes as a major growth.
A diplomatic method from Alvarez
As reported earlier this week, Alvarez has not given up his dream of becoming a member of Barcelona and continues to consider there’s a likelihood he can persuade his present membership.
The participant, nonetheless, is against taking the unconventional route and forcing the transfer, and believes {that a} diplomatic method is the most effective route ahead.
Within the coming days, Alvarez will proceed to interact in dialogue with Diego Simeone and the Atletico Madrid hierarchy hoping to persuade them of his departure. The prospect of any progress, nonetheless, seems bleak.
Barcelona may, thus, find yourself prioritising Suarez very quickly, particularly on condition that the supervisor has given his inexperienced mild.
Will probably be an operation to observe, for Sporting won’t let the participant depart for any token payment along with his present contract operating till 2030.
