Arsenal have been handed a significant boost in the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, as Barcelona have outlined their budget for the Argentine.<\/p>\n
The former Man City star is a priority target for numerous European giants. While Atletico Madrid are the favourites to win this season’s Copa del Rey, Alvarez is supposedly frustrated with the club’s lack of competitiveness in major competitions.<\/p>\n
As a result, the prevailing narrative is that the 26-year-old will be on the move this summer. Atleti, of course, insist that he is going nowhere. After all, he is their star striker, and they invested \u20ac75 million on him, potentially rising to as high as \u20ac95m.<\/p>\n
Barcelona have earmarked the Argentina international as their priority target to replace Robert Lewandowski, who is expected to leave the club when his contract expires after this season. Arsenal and Chelsea have also been linked with a move for Alvarez.<\/p>\n
It is understood that Alvarez would prefer to move to Catalunya, but there are major question marks over Barcelona’s ability to finance a deal. Indeed, it seems that they are unlikely to do so.<\/p>\n
Barcelona’s Alvarez budget <\/h2>\n
According to Sport<\/b><\/a><\/i>the best-case scenario for Barcelona is that they will be able to spend \u20ac130 million this summer. However, this budget is to be split for two signings.<\/p>\n This is quite problematic, as it is possible that Alvarez alone could command a fee like that. The Barcelona-linked outlet, however, goes with a more conservative estimation of “over \u20ac80m.”<\/p>\n Barcelona’s internal limit for the striker is \u20ac70m, though, meaning that they are likely to fall well short of Atleti’s asking price. The remaining \u20ac60m of the budget is to be spent on a centre-back, with Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni the top target for that position.<\/p>\n All of this is before taking a deal for Marcus Rashford into account. Barcelona want to keep the Man Utd loanee at the club, but they will have to pay \u20ac30m to do so, further complicating the matter.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, the LaLiga giants are exploring potential Alvarez alternatives. One name that is now gaining traction is Omar Marmoush, who is not always a guaranteed starter at Man City and who, it is claimed, could be available for a more affordable \u20ac50m.<\/p>\n Transfer Rumours: Guimaraes to Man Utd twist as Chelsea join four-club battle<\/b><\/p>\n Man Utd Transfer News: \u20ac100m Barcelona bombshell as midfielder agreement reached<\/b><\/p>\n Chelsea Transfer News Today: Record deal lined up as Moises Caicedo makes clear statement<\/b><\/p>\n Arsenal Transfer News Today: Elliot Anderson race blown wide open as offer made<\/b><\/p>\n Check out FootballTransfers’ new app for all of football’s big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.<\/p>\n The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:<\/p>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>
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