According to Sport, Barcelona still has several pending matters in the final 5 days of the transfer window. The Alvarez acquisition has been virtually ruled out by Atletico Madrid's firm stance, while Deco is pushing for the departure of several players.

Barcelona's primary summer objective was initially to secure Alvarez to strengthen the attacking line. Following the departures of Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, the squad's attacking options have been depleted. However, Atletico 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 transfer until the window closes, unwilling to give up on the former Argentine striker without a fight. Nevertheless, it is also clear at Barcelona that Miguel Ángel Gil Marín's statement following the Champions League draw has made this deal virtually impossible.

Meanwhile, Barcelona is finalizing the departures of five players in the closing stages. Héctor Fort is close to joining Real Sociedad, and Álvaro Cortés is nearly completing a move to Antwerp; Toni Fernández, Guille Fernández, and Marc Casadó will also depart as the window closes, all having fallen outside Flick's plans since early August.

Based on these departures, particularly Cortés, Barcelona may proceed with signing a center-back. As Sport revealed previously, Barcelona is very close to recruiting a young left-footed center-back, though his name has not yet been made public. Deco and Barcelona have reactivated this plan in recent days, after previously focusing their efforts on pursuing Alvarez.

At the start of the transfer window, Jorge Salinas was Barcelona's preferred alternative. However, Racing Santander has insisted on his €16 million release clause, which Barcelona is unwilling to pay. Recently, Lukeba, Inácio, and Dutch player Matthijs de Ligt have also entered the rumor mill.

Before a final center-back choice is made, Deco has already completed three major summer signings: Adeyemi, Gordon, and Rodri. The first two have shown their quality in Barcelona's opening two league matches, while Rodri made his debut for Barcelona last Thursday.

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