Barcelona is seeking to regain its strength and start the next season with the best performance, and Catalan club officials cannot find a better opportunity than the Mercato to do that and strengthen Barcelona’s ranks with world-class players.
Barcelona is betting on the ability of German coach Hansi Flick to bring out the best version of every player, but this is not enough if super players and special deals are not signed.
According to reports from the newspaper “Sport”, which indicated that Barcelona wants to sign Julian Alvarez, the Argentine striker for Manchester City, a player whom Lionel Messi described as “amazing” under the leadership of Hansi Flick, the Catalan club wants to improve its scoring options and believes that Alvarez is the best person. To do that.
The newspaper continued, Barcelona really loves Alvarez because he can do many things, which fits well with their sports strategy. The 24-year-old Argentine had a wonderful season with City, scoring 19 goals and making 13 others in 54 matches in all tournaments.
According to the newspaper, Joan Laporta, Barcelona’s president, wants to sign a contract with Alvarez in order to enter strongly in Barcelona’s upcoming presidential elections. Laporta had previously said that he would extend Messi’s contract, but the player has left the club due to financial problems now. Adding Alvarez may be a smart move to make… Barcelona’s attack is stronger and the fans are happy.
Messi said nice things about Alvarez’s skills and abilities, especially after Argentina won the 2022 World Cup. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Messi said: “No one thought Julian would be as involved and important as he was.”
This guy has been really great in helping us. He was great during the entire World Cup and helped us a lot to achieve historic glory.
The Spanish newspaper concluded that Flick is seeking to communicate with the legend Leo Messi in order to contribute to this contract by convincing Alvarez to join Barcelona.