Barcellona, #Deco: “Abbiamo offerto 100 milioni pagabili in 3 anni per Alvarez, ma l’Atletico non ci ha risposto” https://t.co/XhmId3HTZf
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Barcelona are in talks to sign Julián Álvarez from Atletico Madrid. The story was first reported on 26 August and is backed by 66 reports, including 39 from tier-1 sources, led by @FabrizioRomano. A reported fee of €100m is on the table.

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Barcellona, #Deco: “Abbiamo offerto 100 milioni pagabili in 3 anni per Alvarez, ma l’Atletico non ci ha risposto” https://t.co/XhmId3HTZf
🚨🔵🔴 Barça director Deco on Julián deal: “We made an offer to pay €100m over three seasons. There are clubs that pay in FIVE instalments”. “I have no problem with Mateu Alemany; I haven’t done anything to him”, told RAC1. https://t.co/MqvLCQvcCv

Deco cuenta en @elmonarac1 que la oferta que el Barça presentó este verano por Julián de los 100M era para pagar en 3 plazos #mercato
🚨🔴⚪️ Atletico Madrid CEO Gil Marin on Julián: “I’ve been in the football world for more than 30 years. My word is one of the few things I have”. “As long as I am CEO, Julián Alvarez will not be transferred to FC Barcelona. That is absolutely guaranteed”. https://t.co/ueC7qKbTj1

🚨🔴⚪️ Atlético Madrid CEO Gil Marín: “We are even more angry, we are disgusted by the lies, the lack of transparency and professionalism of Barça”. “Julián Álvarez will NOT be transferred to Barça. I give my word”. https://t.co/LWJLZtfC1J

🚨💣 BREAKING! Atlético Madrid CEO Gil confirms Atlético being OPEN to selling Julián Álvarez — but not to Barcelona. “My dream is for Julián to stay at Atleti if he wants to”. “We'll look for an ALTERNATIVE if he wants to leave the club, but NEVER Barcelona”, told Movistar. https://t.co/9GzYqVce4y

Atletico Madrid sent a delegation to London last week to speak to Arsenal about selling Julian Alvarez. The La Liga club are adamant they won’t sanction a transfer to Barcelona, and have since published a board statement confirming this position. Atleti sources had tried to paint the visit to London as for exploratory talks for Nicolas Jackson. Yet sources have told talkSPORT Atleti directly informed Arsenal they would consider offers for Alvarez at in excess of £120m. Arsenal are prepared t

🚨 Atletico Madrid confirm they will not sell Julian Alvarez to Barcelona. "The members of Atlético de Madrid's Board of Directors have unanimously expressed their absolute support for the club's decision to not negotiate the transfer of Julián Alvarez to FC Barcelona. "The members of the Board of Directors acknowledge that 'Atlético de Madrid is open to standard transfer market negotiations when conducted in a professional, ethical and respectful manner. We fully stand behind the club’s previo

🚨🔴⚪️ BREAKING: Atlético Madrid officially announce Julián Álvarez will NOT be sold to Barcelona. “Unanimous backing from the Board of Directors for the club’s strategy The members of Atlético Madrid’s Board of Directors have unanimously expressed their full support for the club’s decision not to negotiate the transfer of Julián Alvarez to FC Barcelona. The members of the Board of Directors are aware that: Atlético Madrid is open to negotiations that are part of the transfer market, but alway

El Atlético insiste: no se negociará el traspaso de Julián al Barça. https://t.co/tXKIW9tiHJ
🚨🔴⚪️ Atlético Madrid statement to Marca: “There is a 0% chance of selling Julián Álvarez to Barcelona”. “The player is being portrayed as the victim, but the only victims of the Julián saga are US. This is about dignity”. https://t.co/TFcT0gULyS

#Barcellona, #Laporta: “Vorremmo che la nostra offerta per #Alvarez venisse accettata” https://t.co/ryF6T4pVRi
🚨🧨 BREAKING | Understand FC Barcelona have made their decision internally: Julian Alvarez until Deadline Day or nothing! Hansi Flick fully supports the move. Deco is pushing for Alvarez and will not give up. Other strikers have been explored, but if Alvarez cannot be signed, Barca could end up signing no further striker unless an exceptional opportunity emerges on the market. Joan Laporta has made the financial means available for the Alvarez transfer. It now depends on Atlético Madrid. @Sky

🚨💣 Barcelona president Laporta: “Let Atlético Madrid know that, if they are willing to sell Julián Álvarez during this summer transfer window, we would be ready to buy him”. “This provided we can reach an agreement around the offer we have made to them”. https://t.co/OpuTPz9bzN

🚨🔵🔴 Barcelona president Laporta: “We are STILL very interested in Julián Álvarez”. “We would like our offer to be accepted, and we are doing so with the utmost respect for Atlético de Madrid”. https://t.co/bQyltvlC34

⚡️Atletico Madrid would consider offer worth around €150m for Julian Alvarez from Arsenal ➕ATM insisting: selling to Barcelona not an option ➕Arsenal waiting for encouragement from player’s camp after contacts with them and ATM last week @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/8Ae7I4wIFX
🚨 Barcelona president Joan Laporta: “We have made a very good offer for Julián Álvarez. After the World Cup we will announce when it expires”. https://t.co/M286vCuHpm

🚨 Barça president Laporta on Catalunya Radio: “Gil Marin’s words? I respect everyone's opinion. We made an offer for Julián and there it is”. “At a certain moment, probably at the end of July, we will say that the validity of that offer has ENDED”. 💥🇦🇷 https://t.co/XQ3UXYZ1qb

🚨🔴⚪️ Atlético CEO Gil: “I spoke to Laporta personally. I told him: Please, just let it go. We do not want to sell Julián Álvarez, and we are not going to sell him. Stop insisting”. “But he keeps this situation alive because, in part, he enjoys it. He is frivolous and loves maintaining this relationship with the fans and the media, BUT he knows PERFECTLY WELL that Alvarez will NOT be playing for FC Barcelona next season”.

🗣️ Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil says Julian Alvarez is not for sale. "My opinion is clear. The club's will is clear. We have made this clear to the player and his agent, and to the president of Barcelona. I have no doubt that Atletico is the right place in the world for Julian, and Julian is the perfect striker for Atlético de Madrid. We want to keep him. "I heard some statements from the Barcelona president [Joan Laporta] saying his offer wasn't open-ended. Our response is indeed open-

🚨🔴⚪️ BREAKING: Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil says Julián Álvarez will NOT leave this summer. “My position is clear, the club’s position is clear. We’ve made it known to the player, his representatives, and the president of Barcelona”. “I have absolutely no doubt that Atlético is the right place in the world for Julián, and that Julián is the perfect centre-forward for Atlético Madrid. We want to keep him”. “I recently heard the president say that the offer he made to Atlético Madrid wa

🚨⚠️ Barça president Laporta: “We sent a bid for Julián and Atlético will decide. This bid is a very good one but it’s NOT valid forever”. “Flick and Deco want Julián… but if Atlético do not accept, we will work on ALTERNATIVE options”. https://t.co/JNP2WTOsBM

Julian Alvarez a dream target for Arsenal. Player will assess options post World Cup with Barcelona still in contact with the player as well.⬇️
🚨🔵🔴 Barça president Joan Laporta on the Julián Álvarez deal: “We keep our first offer on the table”. “But the validity of it is not unlimited”. ⚠️ https://t.co/hDsGNlhXeb

Adeyemi no interfiere en la operación Julián Alvarez. Ahora el Barça está negociando con el Borussia Dortmund las condiciones del traspaso. La idea es cerrar la operación lo más pronto posible. @Luis_F_Rojo @marca https://t.co/HsN4e7izPp
🚨🔵🔴 Karim Adeyemi will not sign new deal at Borussia Dortmund and he’s only waiting for club to club agreement to join Barcelona. ℹ️ Adeyemi-Barça would NOT impact plan to sign new centre forward with Julián Álvarez as top target since May. 🎥➕ https://t.co/2FOZV58Rcn https://t.co/ReiuT48Nja

🚨🇦🇷 Lamine Yamal: “I hope Julián joins Barça. We wait for him with open arms”, told @mundodeportivo. 🎥 MD — @martinezferran https://t.co/dIfBjMBctW
🚨🚨🕷️ Lamine Yamal on Julián Álvarez: “We wait for him at Barça with open arms. Julián for sure is that kind of player everyone wants to play with… he’s absolutely perfect for Barça style”. “He’s a top player, we all know that. I hope he joins”, told @mundodeportivo 🔵🔴 https://t.co/FqvWbT1kyg

#Laporta: “#JulianAlvarez? Da tempo vuole venire al #Barcellona. L’offerta all’#Atletico è stata presentata” https://t.co/G5ontIWNRO
LAPORTA DESVELA LAS NEGOCIACIONES CON EL ATLETICO DE MADRID POR JULIÁN A... https://t.co/EpGDZYK9zm
🚨 Barça president Laporta: “We made this offer for Julián with all respect to Atlético. I spoke to both Cerezo and Miguel Angel Gil”. “The offer was sent and Atlético told me they had NO plan to sell Álvarez because they had NO alternatige as striker”, he added. “I told them that, if they have alternatives, the bid is firm”.

🚨🔵🔴 Barcelona president Joan Laporta mentions Julián Álvarez deal status for the first time. “I have spoken with Atlético: we sent an offer and we know that Julián wanted to come to Barça for long time, since he was at Man City”. 🕷️ https://t.co/Cw7SWrOzLm

🚨 Lamine tells @ellarguero: “I hope Julián Álvarez joins Barcelona”. 🔵🔴🕷️ If he comes, we’ll welcome him with open arms. He’d be joining the best club in the world. If I were in his position, I’d do it.” “We’re waiting for him if he wants to come. He’s more than welcome”. https://t.co/LIR7Dx5TuX

🚨🔵🔴 Lamine Yamal on signings for Barcelona: “I like Julián Álvarez so much, then Oyarzabal also of course”. “This is in the club’s hand, not on me”, told @partidazocope. https://t.co/H7AGzOvMjo

Un mes después de que @marca desvelara en exclusiva la petición de Julián de salir al Barça… el Atlético no da un paso atrás. Cláusula o seguirá de rojiblanco https://t.co/vi9xmp9lHR
#Pedri: “La #Spagna nel 2010 pure era partita male, poi vinse la coppa. #JulianAlvarez? Spero che il Barcellona lo prenda” https://t.co/fZwYvn4o21
🚨 Pedri: “I love Julián Álvarez. I hope he joins Barcelona, I hope the deal happens”. “He’s among the best players and we want the best at Barça”, told RTVE. 🔵🔴 https://t.co/12DxNMfbTa

🚨❗️ Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil: “Julian has a dream, and we at Atlético also have dreams. It is true that he spoke to us, but it is equally true that he knows our position well, because we have been very clear: Atlético does NOT want to sell”. “Barcelona is lying”. https://t.co/fAeyD34qRH

🚨 Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil on Julián and Barça: “Barcelona is trying to convince everyone that they're capable of completing a deal they do NOT actually have the real ability to execute”. “This isn't the first time Barcelona has acted this way, and the football world knows it all too”

🚨 Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil: “Barcelona doesn’t respect and us believe they can belittle us. I feel great sadness in the face of Julián Álvarez statements”. “It was not the right day to make those statements; it was Messi's day and that of the Argentine national team, not just Julian's. Last year, Barcelona did something very similar with Nico Williams and Athletic Bilbao”. “Julian has a dream, and we at Atlético also have dreams. It is true that he spoke to us, but it is equally tr

🚨🔴⚪️ OFFICIAL: Atlético Madrid to file complaint against Barcelona to FIFA for Julián Álvarez deal. Club CEO Gil Marin: “Our responsibility is to defend the interests of Atlético and that is why we are going to file a complaint with FIFA against Barcelona for negotiating with a player under an active contract during the protected period”.

Ojo al bombazo. El “sueño” de Julián: el Barça… o el Madrid. Con Isaac Suárez en @marca https://t.co/YcolZJyP2w
Julian #Alvarez, l’#AtleticoMadrid affida ad AS la riposta al #Barcellona: “Pagano la clausola rescissoria di 500 milioni oppure nulla. Non esistono altre cifre”
🚨 Atlético Madrid statement to @diarioas. “There is no amount of money for which Barça can buy Julián Álvarez. He will not be transferred to Barcelona”. “Either they pay the release clause for €500m or there is no deal”. https://t.co/fCpGzzDgJS

Esto no se iba a quedar así. El Atleti ‘acusa’ al Barça de estar detrás de la estrategia de Julián como ya lo estuvo hace un año con Nico @marca https://t.co/gFTGxEpsUz
Algunos “compañeros” lo desmintieron. Pero Julián lo acaba de confirmar: se quiere ir al Barça y así lo contamos en su día tras comunicarlo al propio Atlético.
Julian #Alvarez a RadioLaRed: «Voglio realizzare il mio sogno. La cosa migliore è un trasferimento”. Ora il #Barcellona dovrà raggiungere l’intesa con l’#AtleticoMadrid
🗣️Julián Alvarez on his future: "I spoke honestly with the club. I want to achieve my dream. The best thing for my future is a transfer." Alvarez wants to join Barcelona, who have seen one bid for €100m already rejected. https://t.co/NGQn0WtfLB

🚨💣 BREAKING! Julián Álvarez: “The best thing for me is a TRANSFER and I want to FULFILL MY DREAM”. 🔥 As always reported, Julián has agreed to join Barça and wants the move. It depends on clubs now… …after €100m bid rejected few weeks ago. https://t.co/gELXmZhcqr

🚨🇦🇷 Marc Bernal: “A player I wouldn't want to face? Julián Álvarez”. “A player I’d want to sign for Barça? Julián Álvarez!”, told ARA. https://t.co/yhkF8Ug7mY

IÑAKI PEÑA SE DESVINCULA DEL BARÇA. GAVI PIDE A JULIÁN ALVÁREZ https://t.co/lJgSlcpxJq
🚨🕷️ Real Madrid are currently not advancing or progressing in talks for Julián Álvarez, disappeared from the deal since €150m bid 10 days ago. Barcelona remain keen on Julián and in direct daily contact; but the deal depends on Atléti decision. 🎥 https://t.co/9YmdcA5v9x https://t.co/xwdKCSot1a

🚨 Atlético Madrid statement after €150m bid from Barcelona for Julián Álvarez: “How could we not get along, when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona”. https://t.co/EotTStnFdt

Julian Alvarez's €500m clause is more complicated than it appears with provisions for certain #UCL clubs to do a deal cheaper. Atletico Madrid continue to point to this number and deny active negotiations. Barcelona have had a €100m bid rejected.🇦🇷 https://t.co/eOYLNcD62K
Atletico Madrid response to Barcelona’s Julian Alvarez bid.👀
Barcelona have now made their €100m bid for Julian Alvarez. Atletico Madrid want more than the €120m Barcelona paid for Antoine Griezmann. Alvarez has made it clear he wants to leave.🇦🇷 https://t.co/Ebm0z6KbY3

🚨🔵🔴 BREAKING: Barcelona send first official proposal to Atlético Madrid for Julián Álvarez worth €100m. No add-ons, no players involved. Atlético, not happy about the situation over last 24h — but Julián has already asked to leave. https://t.co/FpLq1dde3C

🚨🆕 If Marcus Rashford does not stay at FC Barcelona, the club could save up to more than €40m gross per year in wages through his departure and that of Robert Lewandowski. Barca want to keep investing. A move for Julian Alvarez is considered financially feasible. Internally, the message is: “There is enough money available!” Also because the club have been relatively conservative in the last three transfer windows compared to previous years. @SkySportDE 🇵🇱🏴

Julian Alvarez has made it clear he wants to join Barcelona. Atletico Madrid had hoped he might sign a new deal, but Alvarez is pushing to leave.⬇️
🚨 Julián Álvarez has already informed Atléti of his desire to leave with Barcelona as a clear priority. Barça won’t stop here, planning for more signings after Gordon (done) and after talks for Álvarez (bid not sent yet, but soon). 🎥 https://t.co/5QjFZv8iUs https://t.co/yhi1Y9mgv3

JULIÁN: FUTURO EN EL AIRE | EL BARÇA APRIETA | EL ATLETI DICE 'NO' A 100 M€ | PELEA POR FICHAR A BERNARDO SILVA | @albercarba @Dvinuesa @HectorRuizPardo @pascualruizar @Blancasanchezd y @guillenfran De 17 a 20h. #ClubUria837 @Casasantona @mv_grupo https://t.co/pMixaGuDOS https://t.co/da8JI7D1BD

Barcelona set to place an opening bid for Julian Alvarez of around €100m. Atletico Madrid want significantly more than the €120m Barcelona paid for Antoine Griezmann in 2019. Alvarez has made it clear he wants the move.🇦🇷 https://t.co/M1IwbeVJBI

⚡️Barcelona in talks over a deal for Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez ➕FCB preparing offer of around €100m, with ATM demanding a higher fee ➕Julian keen on a move, personal terms not a problem ➕Arsenal also admirers of JA @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/8WsJAwgkOs
Barcelona's dream target remains Julian Alvarez. Deco has been holding meetings since January, as revealed on @talkSPORT. Alvarez has made it clear he wants to join Barcelona if the clubs agree a fee. Atletico Madrid are currently asking for more than Barcelona paid when they signed Antoine Griezmann in 2019. An opening bid is expected.🇦🇷

🚨🔵🔴 Barcelona are preparing first official bid for Julián Álvarez, to be sent soon — and without any players included. Julián informed Atléti of desire to leave after rejecting a new deal months ago. ❗️ After direct meeting with agent & intermediaries, Barça will send a bid. https://t.co/HNghMCJPy8

🚨🕷️ No active talks are taking place for Julián Álvarez new deal at this stage. Simeone: “His future? He’s old enough to know what he wants to do and I imagine he has already made his decision”. Barça, PSG and Premier League clubs are still on it. 🎥 https://t.co/LdyheZl65W https://t.co/zVpHU72VWK

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Reported fee is €38M above our model value.
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Reported by 66 — 39 tier-1, 27 tier-2.
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