Barcelona seeks to return to the foreground and The big dream is for Manchester City’s Argentine striker Julián Álvarez. As revealed by the newspaper Sport, La Araña is positioned as the main objective of the Catalan team in the face of the club’s presidential elections in 2026. Joan Laporta, current president of the Blaugrana team, has in mind the incorporation of renowned players to strengthen its candidacy for re-election.
Since Laporta assumed the presidency of the Culé, he has sought to revitalize the team with star signings. However, the complex economic situation of the club prevented the renewal of Leo Messi and the purchase of Erling Haaland, the Cordoban’s teammate at City.
“There are even those who are convinced that these types of names could be used in the future electoral campaign to generate excitement, as happened with Ronaldinho,” warned the Spanish newspaper in the last few hours. They even stressed that “the name of Julián Álvarez has already been put on the table. Barça’s sporting officials really like the Manchester City striker and are convinced that he would fit like a glove into the project.”
The squad now led by German Hansi Flick currently has as its main reference in attack the Pole Robert Lewandowski, whose contract ends in June 2026. One step behind is the young Brazilian Vitor Roque.
At the moment, Julián Álvarez has a contract with Manchester City until 2028, which would imply negotiating with the English club to achieve his transfer. This operation would depend largely on Barcelona’s economic recovery and its ability to financially attract the Argentine player.
On the other hand, it should be noted that in addition to the Calchín native, Erling Haaland’s name remains on the list of objectives for the Culé. His possible incorporation is projected for the following year, also depending on economic and sporting factors. These possible acquisitions are part of a strategy by Laporta to generate enthusiasm among the fans and strengthen his position for the next elections.
It is worth noting that Julián Álvarez, despite losing ground when the Norwegian striker or Kevin De Bruyne were healthy, the one who emerged from the River Plate quarry is a piece that the Spanish Pep Guardiola usually takes into account. A clear example is the statistical data that the club itself revealed once the season ended: Julián Álvarez was the most used player, participating in 54 of the English team’s 59 games. The Argentine played almost all the Premier League games (he was only absent in two), seven of the ten Champions League games and all the national cup games, as well as the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. In those presentations he contributed 19 goals and provided 13 assists. He ended up in England in the 21/22 season in exchange for around 21.5 million euros.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano, a specialist in the transfer market, given the rumors that link the Argentine with clubs such as Atlético de Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea, revealed that the Ciudadanos would only part with the world champion in Qatar 2022 “if the player clearly asks to go and join another club, and if they receive a large amount of money. These two conditions are crucial.”
