In an official video released by Barcelona, club president Laporta spoke about transfer negotiations for Álvarez and what happened last Sunday at Elche.

Laporta's full statement:

First, I want to emphasize that we have complete respect for Atlético Madrid. We also have a deep personal friendship with their leadership, as we have known each other for many years.

I hope to explain the full story. Barcelona made an official offer to Atlético Madrid. I then personally confirmed this offer in a private phone call with Miguel Ángel Gil, Atlético's CEO.

He told me at that time that they had no intention of selling because they had no replacement for Álvarez.

I replied that, listen, we are genuinely very interested in this player and we completely respect their decision not to sell. But if they find a replacement during the summer transfer window, we remain interested in signing him.

After that, Deco and I discussed that since they won't sell, we would set this matter aside, because in principle they have no replacement and we cannot sign him.

But what happened next? We received information that Atlético Madrid was negotiating with other clubs to sell this player.

Upon learning this, we believed our proposal and offer still held value, because everyone knows this player is very keen to join Barcelona.

This situation caused considerable disruption, but this is entirely not due to Barcelona's actions. Rather, it's because they previously told us they would not sell, but now it appears, at least from the information we have, they are attempting to reach an agreement with other clubs.

Therefore, through people we trust, we contacted Enrique Cerezo, Atlético Madrid's president.

Enrique Cerezo subsequently made some statements. Regarding Enrique, whom I greatly respect, and with absolute respect, I want to say that Barcelona has always acted very properly in this matter.

Our approach to Atlético Madrid is the same as our approach to other clubs. For example, when we previously dealt with Manchester City, we also asked other clubs if they wanted to sell a particular player, and if they said they would not sell, we would drop the matter.

But in this case, the situation is different, because the information we received is that Atlético Madrid intends to sell this player to other clubs.

For this reason, we at Barcelona continue to monitor this process, and our offer remains valid until the end of the transfer window, in case Atlético Madrid ultimately decides to sell this player.

In fact, we are very interested in this player and hope that our offer will be accepted. We are emphasizing this point with absolute respect for Atlético Madrid. If they are willing to sell in this summer transfer window, they should know that we are prepared to buy this player at the price we previously offered.

Next, at Thursday's match against Athletic Bilbao, there will be a tribute event featuring the Estelada flag.

As everyone knows, the Estelada represents the thinking of many Barcelona fans and Catalans.

In fact, Spain is defined as a rule-of-law social democracy, and freedom of expression is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution.

In this sense, displaying or exhibiting the Estelada falls entirely within the scope of freedom of expression.

The Estelada embodies the desire for freedom and the will to pursue liberty held by many Barcelona fans and Catalans.

Therefore, I believe this should be respected, because this will is part of freedom of expression. Moreover, it is a way of expressing oneself peacefully, without causing violence or inciting hatred.

In my view, the Estelada should be respected because it represents our desire for freedom. Just as all other symbols expressing a particular way of thinking should be respected, provided they are displayed peacefully, without violence and without inciting hatred.

Barcelona firmly condemns and denounces the excessive police violence by the National Police, who previously attacked a Barcelona member carrying the Estelada before the Elche match.

In response, what we have done is fully support and assist this member, this young man and his family, to help them address every issue they faced in this incident.

Therefore, Barcelona demands and is confident that this excessive police violence perpetrated by certain National Police officers, once the events have been identified—that is, once the video footage is very clear and explains everything—must be punished and handled appropriately.

Our objective is very clear: we hope and desire that, through proper punishment of those responsible, and with the Estelada tribute event organized at Spotify Camp Nou this Thursday, this matter can be resolved once and for all, allowing Barcelona fans and Catalans to freely carry the Estelada without fear of their personal safety being threatened.

We also hope this will completely eliminate the demonization and discrimination of the Catalan Estelada flag by national security forces and public order authorities.

No, our board of directors, the committee of which I have the honor of chairing, has decided that a tribute ceremony will not be held.

We had planned a tribute event for Barcelona players who won the World Cup title, which the Spanish Football Federation had suggested to us.

However, due to the current inappropriate context, circumstances, and timing, we have decided not to hold this event. We have notified the Spanish Football Federation of this decision and they completely understand it.

The event will not be held because we believe football should serve as a unifying force and should not be used to create division and conflict, which is not good for anyone at this time.

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