Barcelona remains firm in signing Rodri and Julián Álvarez
Although there are only a few more weeks left for the transfer market to close, FC Barcelona is clear about its intentions. Its bet on signing Rodri Hernández (30 years old) and Julián Álvarez (26) is firm and does not contemplate alternatives in the moment. Moreover, there are no doubts about the commitment of the two footballers.
With Rodri, despite having had to join Manchester City after his summer vacation, the security in signing him is total and absolute due to the desire of the Madrid player to join the project of Hansi Flick. The blue and red club knows that it must improve its second offer for Rodri and will do so. The City demands a total of 80 million euros and Barcelona does not want to reach those figures but with variables could reach 70. Their great advantage is that Rodri has it clear that he wants to play in blue and red and, therefore, the City does not have the option to generate an auction for him. Either he sells him to Barcelona or he will see him go for free next summer. The Catalan club's forecast is that the signing will be closed, at the latest, next week.
With Julián Álvarez, despite being a more difficult operation because Atlético de Madrid is still closed in, there are no doubts today because Barcelona has it clear that the Argentine forward has not given up and will continue to fight, at least for the next week, to force his exit from the red and white club in the direction of the Spotify Camp Nou. Moreover, it is known that he has not lost faith in playing in blue and red nor has he lowered his arms despite his failed attempt to get Simeone to help him in front of the club's management to make his request to leave on a transfer a reality.
From Barcelona, and although it may seem risky, it is maintained that the option A is Julián and that it is also the B, C and D today. It is true that the blue and red club has information about the situation of several powerful forwards, as it cannot be otherwise because Deco and Flick must be prepared for any contingency and scenario, but only the Julian route has been seriously activated. And as they continue to see a path to the operation while the player wants to keep fighting to go to Barcelona, they have not activated anything else.
Gil Marín, his objective In the blue and red entity, they are waiting with bated breath because they know that Álvarez has not said his last word. From trying to provoke a meeting with Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of Atlético and the person who, according to his environment, promised to be sensitive if this summer he asked to leave to go to Barcelona, to standing or making another public statement asking to leave. In fact, meeting with Gil Marín is one of his priorities for the next few days.
Two home games After that, the game of Atlético on the 19th in the Metropolitano against Málaga will come. There, it will be seen if Julián enters the squad and, in case he does, the reaction of the red and white fans towards him. And four days later, on the 23rd, the team of Simeone will play again at home, this time against Villarreal. Yesterday, Álvarez was not called up for a friendly match of his team played in Marseille because he has only been training for four days.
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