Barcelona transfer news: Catalan giants 'weighing up' move for 41-goal centre-forward

Barcelona are reportedly considering making a determination for Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis during this summer's transportation window.

The Catalan outfit person allowed Robert Lewandowski to depart Camp Nou connected a escaped transfer, and the nine are readying to bring a caller guardant to Camp Nou, with Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez their starring target, but a woody is incredibly complicated.

According to Cadena SER, Barcelona person enactment unneurotic a database of alternatives, and Pavlidis is being considered arsenic an enactment for Hansi Flick's team.

The 27-year-old has already been successful enactment for Benfica this season, providing an assistance successful his side's 2-1 nonaccomplishment to St Gallen successful the archetypal limb of their 2nd qualifying circular Europa League contest.

Pavlidis has scored 60 goals and registered 20 assists successful 111 matches for Benfica successful each competitions, including 9 goals and 5 assists successful 22 Champions League games.

Barcelona 'considering' Pavlidis move

The Greece planetary made the determination to Benfica from AZ Alkmaar successful 2024, and helium has helped his existent squad triumph 2 trophies.

Pavlidis has a declaration with the Eagles until the summertime of 2029, but the Portuguese nine would find it hard to crook down a sizeable bid from the La Liga champions.

The striker has scored 41 goals and registered 11 assists successful 67 league appearances for Benfica, portion his grounds successful the Champions League would besides entreaty to Barcelona.

Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi is besides admired, but it is understood that Barcelona are not prepared to conscionable the English club's asking price, which is said to beryllium successful excess of £100m.

Atletico determined to support clasp of Alvarez

Atletico CEO Miguel Angel Gil has insisted that Alvarez volition not beryllium leaving the superior giants during this summer's transportation model amid reports of involvement from Barcelona.

The Red and Whites suggested earlier this summer that funny parties would person to wage the forward's €500m (£432m) merchandise clause successful bid to motion him.

“My presumption is clear, the club’s presumption is clear. We’ve made it known to the player, his representatives, and the president of Barcelona," Gil said successful a statement.

“I person perfectly nary uncertainty that Atletico is the close spot successful the satellite for Julian, and that Julian is the cleanable centre-forward for Atletico Madrid. We privation to support him.

“I precocious heard the president accidental that the connection helium made to Atlético Madrid wasn’t unlimited. My lone effect is that our reply is unlimited.

"We bash not privation to transportation him. We didn’t judge an connection of €100m (£85m), and we won’t judge 1 of €150m (£127.6m) oregon adjacent €200m (£170.1m)."

Ferran Torres' aboriginal astatine Barcelona is besides unclear; the Spaniard is presently being linked with a transportation to Paris Saint-Germain.