Each team: Barcelona will try to sign Alvarez to replace Lewand next summer, and are also considering Haaland

According to Daily Sports, Barcelona hopes to try to introduce Alvarez next summer, but Atletico Madrid will not accept offers less than 200 million euros.

In the Madrid derby last weekend, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 5-2, and Alvarez performed well and scored two goals. The 25-year-old Argentine striker is proving himself to be one of the best strikers in the world and he has once again attracted the attention of Barcelona, ​​especially Barcelona president Laporta. In fact, when Alvarez was still at Manchester City, President Laporta was interested in him.

Last summer, Barcelona had an affair with Alvarez, but Atletico Madrid won the competition and signed the player. At that time, Barcelona was full of confidence in Lewandowski and could not pay too high transfer fees and salary to bring in Alvarez. However, the Daily Sports Daily pointed out that Lewandowski's contract expires next summer, and Barcelona plans to introduce a top striker next summer to maintain the competitiveness of the lineup, and Alvarez is Barcelona's first choice to sign.

There are several favorable factors for Barcelona to introduce Alvarez. First, if Lewandowski leaves the team after the contract expires, it can free up 26 million euros of annual salary before tax. Lewandowski's amortization expense per season is 12.5 million euros, which means that as long as Barcelona complies with the 1:1 rule, they can get a fiscal quota of 38.5 million euros for new players to register.

Secondly, as an Argentine player, Alvarez has always loved Barcelona because his idol since childhood was Messi. Alvarez's agent Fernando Hidalgo once said in June this year: "Alvarez is a Barcelona fan. He has watched Messi's game since he was a child. I think there are few Argentines who have no feelings for Barcelona. He currently plays at Atletico Madrid, and the future depends on the negotiations. The football industry is difficult to predict the future, and it requires three parties to jointly evaluate and negotiate."

However, the Daily Sports also pointed out that Alvarez's contract signed in 2030, the contract termination fee is as high as 500 million euros. Atletico Madrid club currently has no financial pressure and does not want to let go of the core players in the team. Atletico Madrid has always been able to win negotiations in the past transfer deals between the two clubs. Barcelona believes that Atletico Madrid will not accept offers below 200 million euros.

In addition, although Barcelona President Laporta first chose Alvarez, it was not ruled out that the possibility of introducing Haaland was introduced. Barcelona club is entering the election year and will elect a new president. Laporta wants to stay in office and hopes to satisfy Barcelona fans with a major signing. Haaland's agent Pimenta and Laporta have a good relationship, and Haaland's performance last season was not as good as Yamal, Mbappe, Dembele and others, so the agent is also willing to consider letting Haaland transfer change environment.