FC Barcelona: Joan Laporta will try madness with Julian Alvarez!

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Robert Lewandowski may always be efficient, the question of his replacement is increasingly arising. This season, the Pole has already scored 4 goals in 6 Liga games, including 2 as a holder only because of concerns of injuries, proof that he is still as lethal before. But necessarily, at 37 and with a contract that expires in June, the future of the former Bayern, who wishes to stack, risks being written elsewhere. Or at least, Barça knows that we will have to recruit a new number 9 sooner or later.

A complex file, insofar as FC Barcelona is in a complicated financial situation. If a departure from the Polish would release a little payroll and other players with a certain market value could leave during the next Mercatos, the possibilities of recruiting a world top are still limited. And yet, as indicated SportJoan Laporta sees things big …

A complicated operation

The ambitious president Blaugrana thus wishes to recruit… Julian Alvarez (25 years old). Just that. The Catalan newspaper explains that the Barcelona boss loves Argentinian, and that he is the number 1 objective of the club for the summer market of 2026. A very complicated operation necessarily, but the club wants to be optimistic and estimates that in the coming months, the club will be able to save and improve its financial situation. One thing is certain, the player's release clause, 500 million euros, is too high for Barcelona finances and it will therefore be necessary to negotiate with ATLETI.

Discussions that are necessarily complicated, since the Colchoneros will not let their Player franchise So easily, he who scored 6 goals and delivered 1 assist in 7 Liga games for the moment. Positive point for Barça on the other hand: the entourage of the player would be clearly in favor of a departure, and the player would very much appreciate FC Barcelona. And as we know, when it comes to finding scabrous tips and stratagems to recruit, Joan Laporta has no equal …