India, July 9 -- Lamine Yamal has once again made no secret of his desire to see Julian Alvarez in a Barcelona shirt. The Argentina forward continues to be linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid, with reports suggesting he is open to a fresh challenge. Barcelona remain keen on signing him, but completing the transfer will be anything but easy.

Atletico have maintained that Alvarez is not for sale unless a club activates his 500 million euro release clause. The Madrid club has also taken a swipe at both Barcelona and Real Madrid following reports of bids for the striker. Barcelona are believed to have submitted an offer worth around 100 million euro plus add-ons, while Real Madrid's official 150 million euro bid was rejected. Report...