Barcelona believe salary limits will not block their top-priority move | OneFootball

The FC Barcelona sporting department has a very difficult task awaiting them this summer, i.e., the signing of their favorite candidate for the replacement of Robert Lewandowski, the Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez.

The difficulty of this operation cannot be overstated. Atletico Madrid consider the Argentine forward a key part of their team, and are not willing to part ways with him. They are especially not open to letting him leave for a side that is going to be their direct rivals in La Liga. Furthermore, they are also incensed by their belief that the Catalan club has tried to influence the player into leaving without first talking to them.

In addition to these difficulties posed by the Colchoneros, another factor that could have led to some problems for Barcelona could have been adjusting the player into their wage bill, especially considering their recent experience with players like Dani Olmo, Jules Kounde, and Joan Garcia.

However, according to a report from SPORT, this is not going to be a problem for Barcelona, as they are confident that they will have no problems getting the player registered with La Liga. Furthermore, the Catalans have also been able to convince Alvarez about this matter, and it was only after getting this assurance that he decided to publicly declare his intention to leave Atletico.

This confidence comes to a large degree after their confirmed return to the 1:1 rule. They understand that they will have a significant amount in wage bill left even after registering Gordon, and can get even more space in their salary margin with the reduction in wages of Christensen and Fati and the expected departures of Marc Casado and Ter Stegen.

Thus, the main barrier to the arrival of Julian Alvarez to Barcelona remains Atletico Madrid, and it remains to be seen how this issue would be resolved after the end of the World Cup.