Deku: Barcelona did not pressure Alvarez to demand a transfer from Atletico

​Barcelona did not ask Julián Alvarez to publicly declare his desire to leave Atletico. According to the sports director of the Catalan club Deku, the football player's decision was his own initiative. "We didn't pressure Julián Alvarez to publicly express his desire to leave. It was his own decision," Deco said. The official also said that Barcelona made an official offer for the transfer of the Argentine. At the same time, Madrid did not want to sell their leader, and, according to Deku, they did not even respond to the Catalans' offer. "We did everything right. We made an official and correct offer, but we didn't get an answer from Atlético. They always told us that they don't want to sell him, and you can't keep insisting on the same issue," added Barcelona's sporting director.