On Friday, Barcelona held its 2026 General Assembly, where Laporta explained negotiations with Atletico Madrid regarding the Alvarez transfer.

Laporta said: "Atletico Madrid felt offended because they couldn't justify their actions. We did what we always do. I called Gil Marín, and he said they wouldn't sell because they had no alternative. I told him to let us know if they found an alternative. Their reaction was excessive."

"I don't know why—I could guess several things, but I won't say them publicly because I have no proof. We kept receiving messages that they wanted to sell to anyone except Barcelona, and they admitted it. In the end, they acknowledged that we were the ones who called. That's all behind us now. We are very satisfied with the current squad, and Flick is also very happy with Deco's outstanding performance."

Responding to another member representative, Laporta also used the opportunity to criticize the upcoming international break and stated they would communicate with UEFA and FIFA to try to resolve the issue: "This international break makes no sense. Flick told me a few days ago that this break involves four matches, which will set us back and disrupt our rhythm."

"We have the World Cup and European Championship beforehand, but now there's also the Nations League; there are too many competitions and matches. The schedule is too congested, and the players will be overwhelmed. What we want is for our players to win titles with Barcelona. Last year, Raphinha experienced this. He was in excellent form, but due to a series of circumstances, he traveled a lot. Our coaching staff warned him about potential injury risk, and he eventually got injured."

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