Barcelona suffer major blow as Atletico Madrid move to secure Julian Alvarez’s long-term future

As per the outlet, his camp is understood to be happy with life in Madrid and the club itself is confident that he will continue as a key part of their project.

Julian Alvarez is happy in Madrid. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Because of this, Atletico are pushing to secure his future as soon as possible.

Their plan is to offer a new contract immediately after the season ends, removing any doubts and strengthening their position amid growing interest from other clubs.

Trouble for Barcelona

From Barcelona’s perspective, the deal was already complicated, and it could now become almost impossible.

This is because Atletico value Alvarez at around €100 million, a figure that already stretches Barcelona’s financial limits.

If the player were to consider leaving, that price could even rise slightly, making negotiations even tougher.

The key factor remains the player’s decision. Unless Alvarez himself asks to leave, there is very little room for Barcelona to act.

At the moment, there is no indication that he is ready to take that step, even though he has not completely ruled out future moves in past comments.