Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that the club has submitted a firm transfer offer for Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez.
While acknowledging the player’s desire to join, Laporta warned that the offer is not open-ended and that Barcelona will not wait indefinitely for Atlético to negotiate.
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Atlético Madrid maintains that Álvarez is not for sale and even filed a complaint to FIFA, accusing Barcelona of making improper contact with a player under contract until 2030.
Laporta stated that sporting director Deco made a formal proposal, which reports indicate is an institutional bid worth €100 million to sign the Argentine international.
“We made an offer to Atletico, we spoke with them, they know the situation. The player wants to come to Barcelona. I have the utmost respect for Cerezo and Gil Marín, with whom I’ve spoken, and they told me they aren’t selling Julian because they have no replacement,”Laporta told Diario AS.
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“They know our offer and it’s firm. We’re not at Atletico’s mercy, we have a good relationship with them. If they want to consider the offer at some point, we’d be happy to sit down. If they have an alternative, which I hope they do, we can talk. But, our offer isn’t open-ended.”
Despite links to other clubs, Barcelona is the only destination he wants, but he remains under contract in the Spanish capital until 2030, and Barcelona are not in a financial position to meet his enormous release clause.
