Julian Alvarez transfer saga

Atletico refuse to sell to Barcelona, only to Arsenal. Alvarez wants out but Atletico hold firm, expect him back by Aug 10. Laporta's July 31 deadline has passed; Barcelona preparing new €115M offer after initial €100M rejected. New twist: PSG now optimistic about signing him, adding a third suitor. Barcelona's fallback plan: no striker, rely on Gordon, Adeyemi, Abdelkarim. A new article confirms Barcelona are drawing up a striker shortlist after ruling out Alvarez and Ferran Torres.