Lewandowski! Barcelona is revealed to have a crush on Atletico Madrid s top player and is preparing to poach him next summer

Less than a month have passed since the summer transfer window closed, but Barcelona has begun to prepare for the transfer market in 2026. Considering that Robert Lewandowski's contract expires next June, the center position has become Barcelona's number one problem in the new season. Ferran Torres' outstanding performance at the No. 9 position recently made the club consider straightening him as the main player in the front line. However, the sports sector is still looking for potential replacements in the market.

According to The Athletic, Barcelona is still paying close attention to Atletico Madrid's Argentine striker Julian Alvarez. According to reports, Barcelona President Laporta is very impressed by the 2022 World Cup champion, who performed well in his first season with Atletico Madrid in 2024/25. Barcelona highly praised the 25-year-old Alvarez's scoring ability, running without the ball and versatility.

However, Alvarez's contract with Atletico Madrid will not expire until 2030, and the Bedsheets paid him a transfer fee of up to 95 million euros to Manchester City last year, so any purchase will not be cheap. Given Barcelona's current financial difficulties, it will not be easy to raise funds to complete the deal next year. But what gives Barcelona hope is that Alvarez is not satisfied with his situation at Atletico Madrid. Therefore, the Red and Blue Army believes that 100 million yuan can buy Alvarez.

In the game against Mallorca last weekend, Alvarez missed a penalty in the first half and was substituted around the 60th minute and the score was still 0-0. The World Cup champion sat on the bench and looked depressed, complaining, "Always change me", expressing his dissatisfaction with Simeone's always replacing him.

The Atletico Madrid team is in the stage of new and old replacement, and Alvarez is struggling in the frontcourt. "As" pointed out that Alvarez has only won one excellent opportunity this season and has only scored one goal. Both of these data come from the first round of the game against Espanyol. In the first five rounds of the season, Alvarez scored only 1 goal and 1 assist.

Simone chose to treat Alvarez's complaints. He said that replacing Alvarez was the most favorable decision for the team. At present, Atletico Madrid has only achieved a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in La Liga, ranking 12th with 6 points. Once the team misses the European game next season, the possibility of Alvarez leaving the team is not ruled out, and Barcelona can wait for an opportunity to act.