Barcelona’s main objective in this summer’s transfer market is the hiring of a center forward. The departure of Robert Lewandowski forces the club to replace him with a guaranteed player, since The Pole was one of those who guaranteed you about 30 goals per season. One of the names that has emerged is that of Harry Kane; However, at this moment that option is completely ruled out.
There are several factors that have led the Barça Sports Directorate to make this decision. First of all, the entity’s main objective for that position is Julián Álvarez. It is true that the situation is complicated because Atlético de Madrid refuses to sell the player to the Catalan club. However, Deco is preparing the final offensive and Barcelona trusts that, finally, the mattress club will decide to negotiate. Of course, it won’t happen before the World Cup ends.
Solutions in the template
Deco is also preparing in case Julián Álvarez’s option becomes complicated to the point of having to be ruled out. In that scenario, the entity’s plan B would come into play. The club could decide not to sign anyone and bet on other players to occupy the center forward position, such as Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres or even Lamine Yamal himself.
Goal by Kane (0-2) in Panama 0-2 England
Search the market
The other alternative is to go to the market and look for other top-level forwards. This is where Harry Kane comes into the picture, after the excellent season he is having with Bayern Munich and the English team. For this reason, Barcelona has explored the option of the English forward. He already did it several weeks ago and did it again a few days ago, in case the operation for Julián Álvarez ended up getting complicated.
Harry Kane celebrates his goal against Croatia.
Bayern does not sell
However, English is a very difficult option. Firstly, because Bayern has no intention of selling one of its best players of the season. The only possibility, as happened four years ago with Lewandowski, would be for the forward himself to publicly ask to leave the club.. And Kane, at the moment, is not up for the job.
Julián Alvarez: “The best thing for everyone is a transfer, I want to fulfill my dream”
Pressure
While Julián Álvarez has put pressure on Atlético to reconsider their position and decide to sell him to Barcelona, The English striker has no intention, for now, of challenging the Bavarian club. In fact, it is most likely that he will soon begin talks to improve his contract. Given this situation, Barcelona has decided not to force and definitively rule out Kane’s option.