Barcelona spent a lot of time tracking Julian Alvarez , but financial difficulties caused them to let this potential target fall to Manchester City.

However, at the present time, after witnessing the classy performances of the World Cup champion , the Catalan team has restarted their plan to recruit him.

According to sources from Sport, Alvarez has a contract release clause worth 50 million euros at Man City, which is considered the basis for Barca to bring the Argentine star to Camp Nou.

They will find a way to solve the financial situation by selling unplanned players. They are quite confident about their ability to recruit Alvarez when the 23-year-old player is only considered the second choice in Man City’s attack after Erling Haaland.

However, The Citizens will not let go easily, because the Champions League champion always aims to ensure squad depth to compete for titles on all fronts.

Manchester City’s ‘leftover man’ Kalvin Phillips is in Everton’s sights

Phillips joined Man City from Leeds United in the summer of 2022 with the goal of becoming a competitor to Rodri in the defensive midfielder position, but this is definitely one of The Citizens’ most failed deals under coach Pep’s reign. Guardiola.

After one and a half seasons, the English star has only appeared 27 times in all competitions for the Etihad Stadium team. Last winter transfer window, the 28-year-old midfielder transferred to West Ham United on loan until the end of the season.

It was thought that the player born in 1995 would regain his form, but at Bau Ta, Phillips did not leave much of an impression with only 10 appearances and was immediately returned to Man City.

Phillips’ career at the Etihad Stadium team has almost completely ended, it is likely that the former Leeds star will be on the team’s liquidation list this summer.

And a recent source from Sky Sports revealed that Everton is the team ready to extend a hand to rescue the English midfielder .

 

Everton will likely have to accept the departure of key player Amadou Onana in the next summer transfer window to avoid getting into trouble with the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), so the Goodison Park home team is looking for another defensive midfielder to fill the void left by the Belgian star.

However, the £40 million price that Man City is asking for could make Everton hesitate. In the coming time, both sides are expected to continue sitting at the negotiating table to find common ground.