Maximum happiness at Barça after Julián Álvarez's bomb news: decision already made

Barça is currently immersed in competition and this upcoming Thursday will face a major challenge against Newcastle in the Champions League, although they are also working on other matters. The transfer market is something that is always moving and being studied, and at Can Barça, the main goal is to finalize the signing of Julián Álvarez, Atleti's striker. The future of Julián Álvarez seemed uncertain, but in recent hours it has become notably clearer: he has a new team and it's not Barça, according to official sources.

Barça wanted to fight for the signing of the world champion striker with Argentina, but Laporta knows it's complicated, at least in the short term. The Argentine forward finished last season with brilliant numbers: seventeen goals in 37 official matches. These performances sparked Barça's interest, as they considered the Argentine the ideal replacement for Lewandowski: everything has changed, since Atlético de Madrid's striker has another destination.

His immediate impact made him Cholo Simeone's main attacking reference, earning the coaching staff's trust. However, his enormous sporting ambition seems not to fit with the current dynamic of the red-and-white team, who this past weekend defeated Villarreal at the Metropolitano in Madrid. Barça seemed to be in "pole position" to sign Julián Álvarez, but everything has taken a radical turn: in Germany, they take it for granted that the Argentine won't play in Barcelona.

Maximum happiness at Barça after the big news about Julián Álvarez: decision already made

Even though Julián Álvarez won't play for Barça, there is maximum happiness at the culer club, especially because two players, also strikers, can breathe a little easier. These are Ferran Torres, who delivered a great performance against Valencia, and Robert Lewandowski, who scored twice coming off the bench, also in the match against the Valencians. Julián Álvarez has a new project and it's not Barça, something that has brought maximum happiness to Torres and Lewandowski, who will of course continue to have the same competition between them.

Germany has always seen Julián Álvarez as an ideal striker for their play style. The Bundesliga values dynamic, hard-working profiles with the ability to adapt to different contexts. The Argentine possesses those characteristics, has already left his mark on British soccer, and now would seek to leave his mark of quality at Bayern Munich, a club that is already sounding him out.

According to reports from Germany, Bayern want Julián and are willing to offer him an unbeatable salary. Atlético de Madrid won't keep him, so everything seems to indicate that Álvarez will leave the colchonero club during the next summer transfer window, which is key for Simeone. Barça seem to be moving away from a Julián Álvarez who wouldn't compete with either Lewandowski or Ferran Torres: maximum happiness at the Catalan entity led by Hansi Flick.