According to Marca, Deco met with Alvarez's representative in Madrid today.

Flick is pushing to sign a striker. This position has been vacant since Robert Lewandowski's departure, and there are serious doubts about whether Ferran Torres will remain at Barcelona, making the addition of a central forward even more urgent. Barcelona has had Alvarez in their sights for nearly a year. In recent hours, Deco traveled to Madrid to advance this transfer, as Atlético Madrid has refused to negotiate. His trip was to determine a buyout plan and assess the real feasibility of the deal. The two sides held a meeting today.

Flick reiterated his request for a central striker on Monday. Deco's goal is to meet the German coach's demands and assemble a competitive squad capable of winning titles in the 2025-26 season. Since last year, Barcelona's sporting director and several executives have explored the Alvarez transfer, but due to Atlético Madrid's refusal to let him leave, the deal has never progressed.

Rojiblancos rejected Barcelona's €100 million offer and demanded a release clause of nearly €500 million. However, the Camp Nou club has not given up and still believes he will eventually join, which is why Deco traveled to Madrid in recent hours—a story first reported by Jijantes and later confirmed by Marca. Barcelona hopes to make progress with the Argentine international's representative to force Atlético Madrid to accept his departure. Joao Amaral also traveled to Madrid on the same flight, but this Barcelona executive did not participate in such meetings; Bojan will be the one present, as he is there to attend a scouting conference.

Backing Alvarez

Moreover, this trip by the former midfielder was also to reaffirm to the player and his club that Barcelona is truly serious about signing him and that he remains their top priority. This further demonstrates Barcelona's strong determination to secure his signature.

At this point, Barcelona believes the striker's attitude is crucial. Alvarez has been ordered to report for training with Simeone on the 10th, and Barcelona's leadership believes the player's firm stance could accelerate the transfer process.

Barcelona believes he will join and will do everything possible to make him part of the Blaugrana for the 2025-26 season, but the club will not break its budget for him and will not wait indefinitely, as Flick has urged. However, he remains their primary target right now, and Barcelona remains confident that this deal can happen.

The Catalan club has also stated that this week will be decisive in revealing how successful this transfer will be.

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