According to Marca, Atletico Madrid remain adamant in refusing to sell Julian Alvarez to Barcelona during this summer's transfer window.
Despite tensions within Atletico Madrid following their loss to Villarreal due to fan reactions and some criticism of Alvarez himself, the club's stance remains unchanged. Atletico are willing to consider selling him to Arsenal, but will not accept Barcelona's offer.
Currently, Barcelona has confirmed that the possibility of signing Alvarez this summer is virtually nonexistent.
In fact, this result was not surprising. Although Alvarez had publicly expressed his desire to transfer since the World Cup and believed that joining Barcelona was the ideal option, Atletico Madrid maintained a firm stance.
According to Marca, after a lengthy evaluation, Barcelona has decided that if they cannot sign Alvarez, the club will not look for other strikers as alternatives.
Barcelona will activate its internal contingency plan, but this does not mean the signing of new players. Manager Flick and sporting director Deco have reached an agreement that unless a special opportunity arises in the final stages of the transfer window, the team will not sign another striker.
With only a week left before the transfer window closes, Barcelona's management believes the chances of a suitable opportunity appearing are extremely low. The reason is that the club truly needs a top-class striker, and other teams are finding it difficult to sell key players at this point, as they don't have enough time to find replacements.
Barcelona's management has made their stance very clear: they will not sign an ordinary player simply to strengthen the team. Any signings will be top-tier players who can significantly improve the squad's strength.
Furthermore, Flick is satisfied with the current attacking lineup. Based on preseason preparations and the performance in the first official match of the new season against Elche, the German coach believes the team now has ample attacking options.
