{"id":47052,"date":"2026-06-27T22:36:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/47052\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:36:38","slug":"luis-suarez-explains-why-julian-alvarez-would-be-a-perfect-signing-for-barcelona-he-would-know-how-to-fulfil-his-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/47052\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Suarez explains why Julian Alvarez would be a perfect signing for Barcelona: &#8216;He would know how to fulfil his role&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona\u2019s search for a long-term successor to Robert Lewandowski continues to dominate the summer transfer window, and Julian\u00a0 Alvarez remains at the top of the club\u2019s wishlist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atletico Madrid forward has been <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/julian-alvarez-remains-firm-on-barcelona-stance-despite-atletico-locker-rooms-attempts-to-change-his-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">heavily linked with a move to the Catalan giants<\/a> in recent weeks, although completing such a transfer is expected to be far from straightforward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Barcelona legend Luis Suarez has shared his thoughts on the situation, backing Alvarez as an ideal fit while admitting convincing Atletico to part with one of their biggest stars will be a major challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260626\/1004199456\/luis-suarez-habla-debe-9-barca-preferidos-julian-alvarez-hansi-flick.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, the former Barcelona striker also gave his assessment of the type of centre-forward the Blaugrana should be targeting as they plan for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez outlines the profile Barcelona need<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about Barcelona\u2019s search for a new number nine, Suarez stressed that the right profile depends on how the coaching staff want the team to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt depends on the qualities the club is looking for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s the number nine who plays alongside another striker and moves all over the pitch, and there\u2019s the more static number nine, the one who acts as a target for the centre-backs and allows the team to play with two wingers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/inter-miami-cf-v-philadelphia-union-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203702\"  \/>Suarez has backed Alvarez for Liverpool move. (Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suarez believes Barcelona\u2019s tactical setup under Hansi Flick still suits a traditional striker who can occupy defenders while allowing the wide players to attack dangerous spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven the way Bar\u00e7a play today, I think they need more of a static number nine, like Lewandowski was, complemented by the work Ferran does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut it\u2019s not easy to arrive at Barcelona and perform from day one. If you arrive and score four or five goals in your first few matches, you immediately set the bar high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez receives Suarez\u2019s backing<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation naturally turned towards Julian Alvarez, who remains Barcelona\u2019s priority target to strengthen the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suarez had no doubts that the Argentine possesses the quality and intelligence needed to succeed at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA player as intelligent as Julian, with the career he\u2019s had since leaving River \u2013 having played for City, Atletico and also for the national team \u2013 would come in and adapt because he\u2019d know how to fulfil his role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt Barcelona, he\u2019ll have wingers who\u2019ll create plenty of chances for him. He\u2019s good at playing the ball out wide and has good movement. He\u2019ll slot straight into the Barcelona side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fc-barcelona-v-atletico-de-madrid-laliga-ea-sports-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pedri of FC Barcelona and Julian Alvarez of Atletico Madrid\" class=\"wp-image-203669\"  \/>Alvarez wants to join Barcelona. (Photo by Eric Alonso\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Suarez is convinced Alvarez would thrive in Barcelona\u2019s attacking system, he acknowledged that Atletico Madrid are unlikely to let their star forward leave without a fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut there\u2019s the other side to it. He\u2019s at a big club like Atl\u00e9tico. It\u2019s going to be difficult for him to leave. The coming weeks are going to be quite a story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suarez\u2019s own Liverpool story\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing on his own career, Suarez explained why transfers involving top clubs often depend as much on timing as they do on money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are situations you force at a certain point. I experienced it myself at Liverpool. In 2013, I forced my way out because I wanted to join Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI remember the captain, Gerrard, taking me aside and saying: \u2018Stay. Next year you\u2019ll go wherever you want: to Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2018But this year, please, stay. You can\u2019t go to Arsenal.\u2019 And he convinced me. And in this case, the same thing could happen with Julian: that Cholo takes him aside and says, \u2018This year I want you to stay with us,\u2019\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s search for a long-term successor to Robert Lewandowski continues to dominate the summer transfer window, and Julian\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[179,92,222,223,674,3044],"class_list":["post-47052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-atletico-madrid","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-julian-alvarez","tag-luis-suarez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}