Barça Turns to Darwin Núñez After Alvarez Deal Stalls

Barcelona’s chase for Julian Álvarez has hit a dead end after Atletico Madrid rejected a €100 million bid and refused to sell. President Joan Laporta’s public pushback failed to budge Atletico CEO Miguel Ángel Gil. With Alvarez off the table and Victor Osimhen ruled out on budget grounds, Barcelona have internally identified Darwin Núñez as the next best option. The 27-year-old Uruguayan striker at Al Hilal offers a lower-cost alternative to bolster Hansi Flick’s attack. Núñez hasn’t featured for Al Hilal since February due to foreign-player limits following Karim Benzema’s arrival. He returned to preseason training amid talks of a contract termination. His camp now watches closely to see if Barça will make a fresh approach.

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