Barcelona preparing colossal €150m bid for Flick’s priority target after World Cup – report | OneFootball

Despite the enormous difficulties surrounding any potential deal involving Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez, Barcelona are planning their final and arguably the most ambitious move. 

It must be remembered that Alvarez remains the undisputed priority target for Barcelona’s sporting department, with both Deco and Hansi Flick viewing the Argentine as the cornerstone of the club’s long-term attacking project.

Right now, the strategy is to wait until the end of the FIFA World Cup before launching a full-scale attempt to bring Alvarez to Camp Nou.

Barcelona preparing record-breaking offer for Alvarez

It is believed that Barcelona executives know negotiations regarding Alvarez will be lengthy and complicated, but abandoning the pursuit is not currently under consideration.

In fact, the latest details regarding Barcelona’s strategy were revealed by journalist David Bernabeu during SPORT’s program La Posesion.

Barcelona plan to go all out for Julian Alvarez. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

According to Bernabeu, the Catalan giants are already working on a financial package that would rank among the most expensive transfers in club history.

“Barça plans to launch one last major push for Julian Alvarez from Atlético Madrid after the World Cup,” he began.

He then revealed the structure of the proposed offer: “The plan is to offer a fixed sum of €135 million, plus a package of performance-based bonuses that could bring the total to €150 million.”

Atletico remain firm despite Barcelona’s optimism

Right now, the biggest obstacle in Barcelona’s dream transfer are Atletico Madrid.

The Madrid-based club have consistently shown little interest in discussing the departure of one of their most important players and continue to hold a strong negotiating position thanks to Alvarez’s long-term contract.

On that note, one aspect appears non-negotiable. While addressing the structure of any potential deal, Bernabeu stressed,

“None of this involves including players in the deal. Atlético does not consider any kind of player swap,” he said.

Atletico will not make it easy for Barcelona. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)

That stance means Barcelona would need to finance the operation almost entirely through direct payments rather than using players as bargaining chips.

So what now?

Despite this, there remains cautious optimism inside Camp Nou that negotiations could eventually take place.

Discussing conversations within Atlético’s circle, Bernabeu explained:

“It’s not true that Atletico won’t negotiate. There are figures within Atletico’s inner circle, such as Mateu Alemany, who would be willing to consider a transfer if the offer approaches the required parameters.”

For now, though, everything depends on what happens after the World Cup. 

Once the tournament concludes, Barcelona expect the market to become clearer and hope an opportunity will emerge to finally test Atletico Madrid’s resolve.