“I want to explain everything” [[– Laporta speaks on the Álvarez situation ]]

“Barcelona” president Joan Laporta has commented on the situation surrounding the potential transfer of “Atlético Madrid” forward Julián Álvarez, TodayPress TV reports.

The comments were reported by AS.

Laporta said they are seriously interested in the Argentine footballer and are ready to sign him if “Atlético Madrid” accepts their offer.

“We are very interested in this player and want our offer to be accepted. We are doing this with great respect for Atlético Madrid. If they have the opportunity to sell the player during this summer transfer window, we are ready to sign him if they accept our offer.

First of all, I want to say that we have great respect for Atlético Madrid and its management. We have known each other for many years. I want to explain how everything happened.

We sent an offer to the club. I personally confirmed this offer during a phone conversation with Miguel Ángel Gil. They told us that they did not intend to sell Julián because they had no replacement for him. Although I expressed our interest, I said that we respected their decision not to sell the player. However, I also said that if they found a replacement for him during this transfer window, we would be interested in the transfer.

After that, Deco and I decided that if they were not selling the player, we should put the matter on hold. But what happened next? We received information that Atlético Madrid were negotiating with other clubs over the player’s transfer.

We are still ready to make an offer. Because everyone knows that the player wants to move to Barcelona. This situation caused a great deal of controversy, but Barça is not to blame here. We spoke with Enrique Cerezo, who later also made a statement himself. I have great respect for him and want to say that Barça has acted with dignity. We have acted here in the same way we deal with other clubs.

We are still ready to make our offer. If Atlético Madrid want to sell the player, our offer remains valid,” Laporta said.

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