Barça wants him for a reason, what the Spanish press says about Julián Álvarez

The sports management of FC Barcelona is attentive to the market and one of the positions they want to reinforce in the future is an striker. The signing of Vitor Roque is a bet for the future and he will arrive in January to reinforce the center forward position, which currently only has Robert Lewandowski. But precisely the search for a replacement for the polish is what worries.

The polish, now injured and fighting to be in the classic against Real Madrid, is a footballer who takes great care of himself, but he is already 35 years old. That is why at Barça it is not at all clear that he will end up fulfilling his contract. At the moment, he was already tempted last summer by the arabian league, being rejected by the player himself. Although it is not known what may happen in the next transfer markets.

That is why the board set their eyes on Julián Álvarez. In his first season wearing the Manchester City shirt, did not have a great role, but he still managed to become important in his team's superb campaign that won the Triplete. But it was during the beginning of the current campaign that Guardiola took note of its potential to give him more prominence in the Citizens, placing him as a starter in the team's offense alongside Haaland, a gesture that he did not waste.

What do they say in Spain about the jewel that Barça is looking for?

In the last few hours, the website Sport pointed out the argentinian at FC Barcelona since he “likes Xavi a lot because of his versatility and his ability to see the goal. He can act as a pure center forward, but if Haaland does not let anyone occupy that position, Julián Álvarez performs equally well acting as a playmaker behind the most advanced man and also as a winger on either wing”. “He is considered one of the attackers with the best future of the current decade” and he is “one of the best young soccer players on the planet”, they said.