Barcelona proceed to push to attempt to signal Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid as their long-term quantity 9 substitute for Robert Lewandowski.
Nevertheless, the Catalan membership have a cussed Atletico Madrid standing of their method, with Los Colchoneros making it clear that they won’t promote him to Barça.
Alvarez has continued to push to safe his dream transfer, and Barça have also kept at it in an try and make Atletico budge of their stance.
Nevertheless, in accordance with Pedro Fullana of Cadena SER, Atletico’s sporting director Mateu Alemany spoke with Alvarez on Tuesday and instructed him {that a} transfer to Barcelona won’t occur this summer season.
Atletico ship agency message
Alemany reportedly instructed the striker that “the door is closed” to Barcelona.
He additionally reiterated that Atletico haven’t any intention of promoting Alvarez to the Catalan membership and that the ahead stays an necessary a part of their plans for the upcoming season.
The message is in step with the whole lot Atleti have communicated publicly all through the summer season, however delivering it on to the participant offers the stance much more weight.
Even when Alvarez stays attracted by the concept of becoming a member of Barcelona, the Spanish capital membership are making it clear they’re ready to carry their floor.
The Rojiblancos consider he must be one of many central figures in Diego Simeone’s undertaking and don’t need to strengthen a direct home rival underneath any circumstances.
For Barcelona, which means the issue is now not merely discovering the cash or convincing the participant. It’s about getting Atletico to the negotiating desk.
Alvarez has a phrase with Simeone
Diego Simeone returned to Madrid at the moment, and the manager had a word with his star striker.
Simeone made it clear that he nonetheless counts on the 26-year-old and can assist him with any sporting issues. Nevertheless, he additionally reaffirmed that his future is the membership’s resolution and that he was aligned with that stance.
With each passing day, it does more and more seem like Alvarez is slipping away from Barça’s grasp and that the Catalan membership must focus their efforts elsewhere.
Except one thing dramatic modifications earlier than the top of the switch window, Barcelona could have to just accept that Alvarez will not be realistically out there this summer season.
It will not be lengthy earlier than Deco definitively begins looking for alternate options to present Hansi Flick a striker forward of the brand new season.
