Laporta warns that they will not wait eternally for Julián Álvarez

BarcelonaThe name of Julán Álvarez is on everyone's lips, including the president of Barça, Joan Laporta, who spoke about him on the day he was sworn in again as the club's top official. In an impromptu press conference after the swearing-in ceremony, Laporta assured that the offer made by Barça about a month ago remains firm, but that "it is not unlimited in time".

"We know that the player wants to come to Barça and we made the offer with all due respect. I spoke with them and they told me that their intention was not to sell him because they had no alternative. I told them that if they find one, they should consider our offer", said the Barça president, emphasizing that they can withdraw the proposal at any time. Laporta's words come on the same day that the Matallasser president, Enrique Cerezo, made statements insisting that Julán is not for sale.

But despite everything, Barça's interest exists, although hearing Laporta gives the impression that Barça does not plan to raise the economic proposal of 100 million, a figure that the Barcelona lawyer has not wanted to specify. In any case, the offer that Deco presented a few days ago remains "valid" and Laporta has acknowledged that he trusts that Atlético de Madrid "will reconsider" and accept it. Furthermore, the blaugrana president said that Julián was already a target "even before playing at City" but that at the time they could not afford the operation for economic reasons. In any case, Laporta has assured that Barça can "can afford any operation" but that they are not willing to "sign for the sake of signing," although he admitted that it would be convenient to strengthen the center forward position, which became vacant with Lewandowski's departure.

Still in mattress key, and regarding the threat of a complaint from Atlético de Madrid, the president of Barça said that the club "did not force Julián's words," in which the forward said he believed a transfer could be the best option.

Lamine Yamal speaks out on Julián: “If I were him, I would come to Barça; it's the best club in the world”

He also referred to Julián Álvarez Lamine Yamal, who in an interview with SER said that “if I were him, I would come to Barça; it’s the best club in the world”. In the conversation, in which he said that "he wished" he could share a locker room with Aranya, the Barça striker reflected on the attraction that the Barça team has, as many footballers want to play at the Camp Nou.

Lamine's words come the day after another footballer, in this case Marc Pubill, a Catalan defender for Atlètic de Madrid, also referred to Julián. In an interview with Esport3, he said he wished Julián would continue wearing the Mattressmakers' jersey, but admitted that his public statements about a transfer were "a bit strange." "If he's not happy at Atlètic, we'll see what happens, but I understand he'll leave," he said during the Spanish national team's concentration at the World Cup.