Barça pushes hard for Julián Álvarez amid last-days pressure

Barça is determined not to let Julián Álvarez slip away again. As Mundo Deportivo reports, after the message from Jesús Gil in Monte Carlo—where he again repeated the “never, never” stance regarding Álvarez and a move to the Camp Nou— the club believes it’s time to act beyond internal messaging and push the situation through to the end.

Two days to decide

With just two days left until the summer transfer window closes, the newspaper argues that, for a second consecutive year, Barça would fail to secure their “star” signing from a LaLiga rival. The outlet also ties the pressure to a past reference: Nico Williams, who ultimately renewed with Athletic after reports circulated that questioned Barça’s delicate finances to complete that deal.

Legal route, if needed

Mundo Deportivo further states that the strategy could include taking the contract dispute through the Real Decreto 1006 process. The goal would be to force Atlético de Madrid into negotiations, with the outcome depending largely on how long a judge takes to reach a decision and on how much the ruling could reduce the buyout figure—set at €550 million.

Meanwhile, the article adds that Álvarez hasn’t been seen at the Cerro del Espino after the match versus Villarreal, having reportedly missed training for a week due to being “indisposed,” as the medical report indicates.