According to Sport, Barcelona still has plenty of work to do in the final 5 days of the transfer window. Due to Atlético Madrid's firm stance, Álvarez's signing is nearly off the table, but Barcelona will keep this option open until the end of the summer window.

Barcelona's main priority this summer was originally to sign Álvarez to strengthen the attacking line, which weakened after Lewandowski and Ferran Torres departed. However, Atlético Madrid consistently refused to negotiate with the Catalan club, leaving Flick's squad without a proper centre-forward.

As Laporta acknowledged, Barcelona will pursue this deal until the final minute of the transfer window, as they do not want to completely give up on the former Argentina striker. Nevertheless, after the Champions League draw, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín's statement made it clear to Barcelona that this option is highly unlikely.

Meanwhile, Barcelona is finalizing 5 departures in the final phase of this summer's transfer window. Héctor Fort is close to joining Real Sociedad, Álvaro Cortés is nearly moving to Antwerp, and cousins Toni and Guille Fernández, as well as Marc Casadó, will also leave during this period after being excluded from Flick's plans in early August.

Depending on these departures, particularly Cortés leaving, Barcelona can proceed with signing a centre-back. As Sport previously reported, Barcelona is very close to signing a young left-footed centre-back, though his name has not been revealed. The Barcelona project led by Deco has reactivated this option in recent days after previously focusing on signing Julián.

At the start of the transfer window, Salinas was the preferred candidate. However, Racing Santander has consistently demanded a release clause of €16 million, and Barcelona has no intention of paying that amount.

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