🔥 Row over Julián, Atleti to report Barcelona to FIFA | OneFootball

The Spanish football transfer market is engulfed in a full-blown institutional scandal. Atlético Madrid has made the firm decision to file a formal complaint against FC Barcelona with FIFA, accusing the Catalan club of improperly negotiating with Argentine striker Julián Álvarez.

Repeat-offense accusations and unrest

There is total outrage at the Colchonero club’s offices. According to information published by Diario AS, the Rojiblanco board maintains that Barcelona acts like a "cheating club," systematically breaking the transfer regulations of world football’s governing body.

At the Metropolitano, they claim the Blaugrana institution is repeating exactly the same illegal tapping-up practice it used in the past to secure Antoine Griezmann’s services and, more recently, winger Nico Williams, although in the latter case it was unsuccessful.

A breakdown in institutional relations

This drastic legal move promises to completely sever diplomatic relations between the two LaLiga institutions. Atlético will seek to have FIFA impose exemplary sanctions on Barcelona for contacting the Córdoba-born footballer directly without any formal negotiations having been initiated between the clubs that own his registration.

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