According to Sport, Barcelona still has several tasks to complete in the final 5 days of the transfer window. The Álvarez signing has been effectively ruled out by Atlético Madrid's firm stance, while Deco is pushing for several players to depart.

Barcelona's primary objective for the summer was to complete Álvarez's signing to strengthen the attack. Following the departures of Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, the club's forward line has been weakened. However, Atlético Madrid has consistently refused to negotiate with the Catalan club, leaving Flick's squad without a pure striker to date.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has acknowledged that the club will pursue this deal until the transfer window closes, unwilling to easily abandon the former Argentina striker. Nevertheless, it is clear within Barcelona that Miguel Ángel Gil Marín's statement following the Champions League draw has made this transfer virtually impossible.

Meanwhile, Barcelona is finalizing the departures of five players in the closing stages. Hector Fort is set to join Real Sociedad, and Álvaro Cortés is moving to Antwerp; Toni Fernández, Guille Fernández, and Marc Casadó will also leave in the final phase of the transfer window, as all have been excluded from Flick's plans since early August.

Based on these departures, particularly Cortés's exit, Barcelona may then pursue a centre-back signing. As Sport revealed previously, Barcelona came close to signing a young left-footed centre-back, but the player's identity remains undisclosed. Deco and Barcelona have reactivated this plan in recent days after previously focusing their efforts on pursuing Álvarez.

At the start of the transfer window, Jorge Salinas was Barcelona's preferred candidate. However, Racing Santander consistently emphasized his €16 million release clause, which Barcelona was unwilling to pay. Recently, Lukeba, Inácio, and Dutch player Ruud van Nistelrooy have also been linked.

Before the final centre-back decision, Deco has already completed three major signings this summer: Adeyemi, Gordon, and Rodri. The first two have made an impact in Barcelona's opening two La Liga matches, and Rodri made his Barcelona debut last Thursday.

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