"With FC Barcelona set to enter the market for a new striker in the summer of 2026, the name of Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez has been heavily linked. The 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina is a player that the Blaugrana admire a great deal and see as a top target to replace Robert Lewandowski, whose contract expires at the end of the season."
"That was and is the case before and after their [Apollo] arrival. We had anticipated that before they came. The idea of Julian being protected is something you all made up. Julian has a contract, and he has to fulfil it, like everyone else. Julian is a player we want, and he wants to stay here, so what more reinforcement does he need?"
FC Barcelona plans to search for a new striker in summer 2026, with Julian Alvarez heavily linked as a top target to replace Robert Lewandowski. Alvarez is a 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina and is reportedly the preferred candidate of Barcelona president Joan Laporta. Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo denied any likelihood of Alvarez leaving next year and rejected the idea of special protections tied to Apollo’s investment. Cerezo noted Alvarez has a contract to fulfil, expressed that the player wants to stay, and said the club is not open to negotiating for him or any other player.
Read at Barca Universal
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