Julian Alvarez ready to make new gesture to ensure Barcelona move | OneFootball

With only a few weeks to go until the 2026-27 season gets underway, Barcelona are no closer to signing a new striker. Julian Alvarez is still their leading target, although their efforts to convince Atletico Madrid to do business with them has not been successful up until now.

Barcelona are determined to sign Alvarez as their Robert Lewandowski replacement, but they are looking for any encouragement from Atleti before making their next offer. So far, the Madrid club are sticking to their stance of not selling to a direct rival, and the feeling from within Can Barca is that this will continue to be the case for the remainder of the summer.

Thus, the onus is on Alvarez to make another push to ensure that he gets his desired move to Catalonia. As per Sport, the Argentina international is ready to make new efforts to put pressure on Atleti to enter into negotiations with Barcelona, as he did earlier in the summer when he publicly expressed his intention to leave the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Alvarez has attracted interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, but he is clear that Barcelona is his preferred choice. He also knows that Atleti do not want to sell to the reigning La Liga champions, which is why he has decided to make another gesture to ensure that he has the best chance of getting his desired move.

Barcelona already thinking about Alvarez alternatives

Alvarez will be in a tricky spot if he fails to seal a move to Barcelona, given that his relationship with the Atleti hierarchy, supporters and his teammates has been damaged during this saga. Time is running out for him, which is why he is looking to make this push now – especially knowing that the Catalans have already started considering alternatives, such as Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi.