Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly desperate to bolster their already formidable ahead line with one other world class expertise.
Spanish daily AS are suggesting this morning that Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez is a significant goal for the European champions this summer season.
PSG boss Luis Enrique is a recognized admirer of the Argentinian World Cup winner and tried to take him to the Parc des Princes two years in the past however Alvarez opted to hitch Atletico from Manchester Metropolis for £82million as an alternative.
Alvarez has continued to shine on the Metropolitano. He scored 29 targets in 57 appearances in his first 12 months in Spain and has added 20 in 49 video games this season regardless of a wobble across the flip of the 12 months.
The 26-year-old has lengthy being linked with Barcelona, as they give the impression of being to exchange the ageing Robert Lewandowski, whereas Arsenal are additionally believed to be monitoring the participant’s scenario.
Atletico are believed to be keen to promote however just for a payment north of £100m.
PSG goal Alvarez insists he’s completely happy at Atletico
Alvarez has repeatedly denied he desires out and lately described stories he was destined for Barca this summer season as a “snowball of lies”.
Talking earlier than the primary leg of Atleti’s Champions League semi-final towards Arsenal, he mentioned: “I strive to not give an excessive amount of significance to what they are saying, as a result of the reality is that each week new issues come out, every kind of recent data.
“I strive to not waste vitality on that and to deal with what we’re doing right here at Atleti. I strive to not give an excessive amount of significance to what’s mentioned within the media, as a result of it typically begins turning into a snowball of lies. I can’t maintain going out to make clear or deny every little thing that comes out on a regular basis.”
No house-searching in Barcelona for Alvarez
Federico Hidalgo, Alvarez’s agent, was additionally pressured to garbage claims Alvarez’s household had been spending time in Catalonia sizing up homes.
“No-one within the household has been in Barcelona. The final time was for the match towards Atlético, they usually returned to Madrid the subsequent day,” he mentioned.
PSG are definitely not in want of putting reinforcements with the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Want Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola, Goncalo Ramos and Ibrahim Mbaye all on the books.
However Dembele’s harm issues stay a priority whereas Ramos is more likely to transfer on this summer season.
ANAYLSIS: Alvarez can be one other unimaginable possibility for PSG
It’s scary to think about Alvarez lining up alongside the likes of Dembele, Doue and Kvaratskhelia. He’s of an analogous ilk, fast, artistic and hard-working, the latter a should in any Luis Enrique group.
The distinction between him and the others, although, is Alvarez is extra of a pure striker, a goal-getter, whereas Dembele, Doue and Kvaratskhelia are extra forwards who function in large areas however inevitably get targets resulting from PSG’s total superiority over most groups domestically and within the Champions League.
If PSG have been to get this one over the road, it might enhance a squad that’s already the most effective in Europe by a ways.
