{"id":70482,"date":"2026-08-14T12:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/70482\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:34:08","slug":"barcelona-deny-interest-in-south-american-striker-with-e80m-release-clause-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/70482\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona deny interest in South American striker with \u20ac80m release clause &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/barca-desmiente-interes-delantero-luis-133357834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SPORT<\/a>, Sporting CP centre-forward Luis Suarez does not appear to be on the radars of FC Barcelona despite contrary reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier today, it emerged that the Blaugrana had identified <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/just-in-barcelona-eye-28-year-old-colombian-striker-as-backup-flick-approves-the-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the 28-year-old Colombian striker as a possible Plan B<\/a> if their attempt to sign Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid falls through.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez not in club\u2019s thoughts<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as per the report, official club sources have categorically denied that the Colombian striker is currently part of Bar\u00e7a\u2019s plans, despite recent reports linking him with the Catalan club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suarez was indeed offered to Barcelona around two months ago. His representatives, led by Fali Ramadani, presented his availability and the conditions of a potential transfer to the sporting department.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Luis Suarez of Sporting Clube de Portugal\" class=\"wp-image-209089\"  \/>Not in Barcelona\u2019s plans. (Photo by Gualter Fatia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Barcelona insist that no negotiations have taken place and none are planned. His \u20ac80 million release clause and sporting profile were assessed, but the club ultimately decided that he isn\u2019t the player they want for the current project.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez remains the priority<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the club, Alvarez remains the only centre-forward currently being seriously pursued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona are prepared to wait for the Argentine and continue working toward a potential agreement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner is pushing to leave Atletico Madrid and join Bar\u00e7a, and the Catalan club hope that this situation will eventually lead to negotiations with the Rojiblancos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suarez has been among the forwards analysed by Barcelona in recent weeks, as have numerous other candidates. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-arsenal-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-quarter-final-first-leg-1-1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Luis Suarez of Sporting Clube de Portugal\" class=\"wp-image-209090\"  \/>Suarez comes with an \u20ac80 million release clause. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no question about his quality, but his price and sporting considerations have led Bar\u00e7a to rule him out for now.<\/p>\n<p>Lautaro also ruled out<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona have also <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-deny-interest-in-serie-a-hitman-as-alternative-for-julian-alvarez-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">recently denied that Lautaro Martinez is a viable option<\/a> for the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Inter Milan captain has been linked with the La Liga champions on and off for years now, and his name has resurfaced again this summer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as things stand, the Argentina striker is not a part of the club\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As things stand, the sporting department continues to assess other names as potential alternatives, but the strategy remains to hold firm for Alvarez and see whether his desire to move to Barcelona can ultimately make the deal possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to SPORT, Sporting CP centre-forward Luis Suarez does not appear to be on the radars of FC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,3044],"class_list":["post-70482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-luis-suarez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70482","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=70482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}