World Sports: Barcelona is considering candidates to replace Lewandowski, and Alvarez is the most favored

According to "World Sports News" learned from sources within Barcelona, ​​although the club is still in the financial recovery stage, the management believes that it is necessary to make a major investment, provided that the sports department deems it necessary and meets a series of conditions. The current favorite is Julian Alvarez, but there are other options.

Barcelona is facing a problem that must be solved: finding a top striker to replace veteran Lewandowski, whose contract is about to expire next summer. The first thing that needs to be clarified is Lewand's situation. According to common sense, he is likely to leave the team, although his scoring ability is still very strong.

In order to be able to make high investments and keep the books balanced, the Pole's departure is necessary, which will free up 40 million euros in "financial fair play" salary space. This part of the money can be used to sign a top center, including salary and annual amortization.

To achieve this goal, there are two prerequisites: The first is to restore La Liga's 1:1 income and expenditure rule, so that the 40 million euros in salary space freed up by Lewandowski's departure can be used for new players. According to Barcelona sources, the club is close to reaching the 1:1 standard and is only waiting to receive the installment payment for a portion of the VIP seats in December this year.

New Era is paying a total of 100 million euros as planned. In the settlement of the 2024-25 fiscal year, since only the 70 million received and not the entire contract amount is calculated, it will still need to wait for the remaining 30 million to arrive before it can fully meet the requirements.

Another necessary condition is to design a financial structure to support the transfer operation. The club revealed to the media that this has been made possible with the increase in revenue brought about by the full opening of Spotify’s Camp Nou stadium.

Back to the signings themselves, the most promising one at present is Julian Alvarez. When asked by French newspaper L'Equipe about his views on joining Barcelona, ​​the Atletico Madrid player said he would consider his future after the end of the season, but the arrival of the club's new shareholder Apollon may complicate the deal.

Considering that it is almost impossible for Haaland to join, some other options have also been put on the agenda. One of them is Kane, with a release clause of 65 million euros. He has also been recognized by Flick. This will be an option similar to the introduction of Lewandowski in 2022. Additionally, Gilasi and Osimhen are also being looked at, while Ayon is seen as a low-cost option.