Barcelona are reportedly getting ready to maneuver on from their pursuit of Julian Alvarez, with the Atletico Madrid ahead now believed to be out of attain.
As beforehand reported, the Julian Alvarez to Barcelona switch is said to be “99% off the table”, forcing the Catalan giants to look elsewhere for a striker.
Because of this, based on El Chiringuito TV, Barcelona have already recognized three different choices as they take into account their subsequent transfer.
Villarreal ahead Georges Mikautadze, his teammate Ayoze Perez and Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez are all reportedly on the membership’s shortlist.
Nonetheless, every of the three names presents a distinct problem, whether or not it’s the switch price, the timing of a possible deal or Barcelona’s personal degree of curiosity.
Hansi Flick has reservations over Mikautadze
Of the three gamers talked about, Georges Mikautadze seems to have sturdy backing from Barcelona sporting director Deco.
The Villarreal striker has impressed sufficient for Deco to turn out to be satisfied that he could possibly be a helpful addition to the Barcelona assault.
But the operation doesn’t at present have the identical degree of help from Hansi Flick.
The Barcelona supervisor is not fully convinced by the idea of signing Mikautadze and “doesn’t see it clearly” at this stage.
Moreover, Mikautadze’s value is one other problem. Any Barcelona switch for the ahead would reportedly require an funding of no less than €70 million, making him a significant monetary dedication.
Perez and Martinez additionally current issues
In the meantime, Ayoze Perez represents a really completely different sort of alternative.
The Villarreal ahead might reportedly be out there for between €10 million and €15 million, making him by far the cheaper possibility on Barcelona’s reported shortlist.
Nonetheless, his potential arrival could possibly be linked to Barcelona’s longer-term plans for Julian Alvarez.
The Blaugrana might have accepted {that a} transfer for the Argentine is unlikely to occur now, however the report suggests they could return for him in January and even wait till 2027.
Perez might subsequently be seen as a extra reasonably priced answer whereas Barcelona maintain the door open for one more try to signal Alvarez sooner or later.
Then there’s Lautaro Martinez.
The Inter Milan star has been linked with Barcelona on a number of events through the years and would deliver confirmed high quality on the highest degree.
However not like Mikautadze, there was no concrete move from Barcelona to signal the Argentine.
Subsequently, for now, there seems to be little proof {that a} critical Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona operation is underway.
