Barca in pursuit of brilliant Alvarezpublished at 19:52 BST
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona (20:00 BST, 2-0 agg)
Think we’re all in agreement when we say Julian Alvarez is one of the best players in the world.
The former Man City forward curled in a beautiful free-kick to put Atletico Madrid in the lead in the first leg, but could he be doing that for Barca next season?
It’s not surprising Barca are looking to replace an ageing Robert Lewandowski and an inconsistent Ferran Torres with Alvarez.
He has a 500m euros (£435m) release clause, and Atletico will not sell for less than 100m euros (£87m), a fee Barca’s current finances cannot support.
Alvarez said: “I’m happy here,” but left the door slightly open to the Catalans, when he also said about his future: “I don’t know. You never know.”
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