Overview
- Barcelona has cooled on pursuing Julián Álvarez, viewing the price as excessive relative to his recent impact and favoring lower-cost profiles instead.
- Deco says Robert Lewandowski could extend his expiring deal depending on this season’s performance and the club’s finances, noting that nothing is decided.
- Marc-André ter Stegen has returned to training but lacks medical clearance, with Joan Garcia the current starter and any January exit requiring the goalkeeper to initiate it to secure minutes.
- Ronald Araújo continues recovery from an anxiety episode with no return date set, and the club may look at January options if his absence persists.
- Laporta acknowledges Barcelona has not reached the 1:1 financial fair play threshold but maintains a major operation is still feasible through accounting mechanisms.