Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been talking about Julian Alvarez again at World Cup 2026 and says that big clubs can’t afford to have unhappy players in the ranks.
Atletico continue to insist that Alvarez is not for sale this summer, despite Barcelona having made an offer and Alvarez having made it clear he wants to go.
Laporta says that Atletico should take advantage of Barcelona’s offer and offload Alvarez if he doesn’t want to stay.
“When a player wants to leave, Barça ’s attitude as a club
is that, if a player wants to leave Barça, we’ll make it easy for him. A big club can’t afford to have unhappy players,” he told Mundo Deportivo.
“It’s no longer just a question of the offer made, but also, if there’s a good offer, you have to take advantage of it.”
Laporta also seemed optimistic that Barcelona can secure Alvarez even though Atletico CEO Gil Marin has said the club won’t sell even if they receive a bid worth 200 million euros.
“We have an offer on the table. He’s a player our coach wants, and that’s why we made the offer to Atlético de Madrid. It’s a very important and very, very good offer for us,” he added.
“I respect everyone’s opinion. I respect Miguel Ángel’s opinion and everyone else’s. There are so many cases where it’s been said that a player would never go to Barça and he ended up coming.”
Laporta also reiterated again that Barca’s offer for Alvarez will only last until the end of the month; the club could then move on to other targets.
