Lamine Yamal would welcome Julian Alvarez to Barcelona with “open arms” as hypothesis continues to swirl over the Argentine’s Atletico Madrid future.
The second half of the 2025-26 season noticed numerous questions requested about Alvarez and the place he can be subsequent time period, with Barcelona, Actual Madrid and Arsenal all linked with him.
Los Blancos confirmed they’d seen a €150m bid for Alvarez rejected, along with his launch clause apparently set at €500m.
Nevertheless, following Argentina’s win over Austria on the World Cup, Alvarez informed reporters he thought “the very best factor for everybody concerned [at Atletico] is for me to go away” and that he needed to “fulfil my dream”.
Stories recommend that dream is a transfer to Barcelona, and Yamal can be thrilled with the prospect to play alongside the striker.
“I am not eager about it an excessive amount of, however I might find it irresistible, as a result of [Alvarez] is a good participant,” Yamal informed Cadena SER in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.
“If he comes, we’ll welcome him with open arms… If I have been him, I might do it.
“We’ll be ready for him if he desires to come back. [I say] go for it.”
Since his debut on 19 August 2024, Alvarez has scored extra objectives (49), had extra pictures (238) and registered the joint-most assists (17) amongst Atletico gamers.
The 26-year-old immediately contributed to 29 objectives (20 objectives, 9 assists) in 49 video games for Atleti in 2025-26 (not together with the Membership World Cup), the fifth-most amongst LaLiga gamers.
Atletico have responded angrily to Alvarez’s claims, with CEO Miguel Angel Gil Martin insisting the membership don’t need to promote him, particularly to Barcelona.
