Barcelona schedule new meeting with Julian Alvarez’s agent ahead of decisive transfer stretch | OneFootball

Barcelona are still hoping to sign Julian Alvarez. but time is running out if they are to get a deal done. There is now less than a month to go until the summer transfer window closes, and yet, there has been no progress made in recent weeks, largely due to the fact that Atletico Madrid are determined not to sell their star player to a direct rival.

Alvarez signalled his intention to leave Atleti with public statements made during the 2026 World Cup earlier this summer, and while he did not specify whom he would like to join, it’s been widely reported that Barcelona is his desired destination. However, that has not sat well with his current club, who are happy to do business with anyone except the reigning La Liga champions.

Despite this, both Barcelona and Alvarez’s camp are determined to secure their desired outcome, which is why they will meet again this week to devise a new strategy that will unlock the Argentine striker’s move to the Spotify Camp Nou, as per El Desmarque (via MD).

Barcelona want Alvarez to make new gesture

Barcelona had hope of signing Alvarez when he publicly expressed his desire to leave Atleti earlier in the summer, but for now, it is not enough. They are keen for another gesture to be made in the coming weeks that will help them sign him this summer, and this will be communicated to his representatives during the meeting this week.

Alvarez is prepared to make a new gesture in order to ensure that he joins Barcelona this summer, but what exactly that entails is still to be determined. In the meantime, work will continue to be done from both sides to ensure that a deal can be done, although it will be in vain if Atleti continue to insist that they will not sell to the Catalans.