Lamine Yamal names the player he would ‘love’ Barcelona to sign this summer

Lamine Yamal is busy on international duty with Spain at the World Cup; however, the Barcelona star will be keeping an eye on the transfer business Barcelona do to help him realise his dream of winning the Champions League with the Catalan giants.

Hansi Flick led his side to a second La Liga title in as many years, and he will be looking to become the first team since Pep Guardiola’s side to lift the trophy in three consecutive seasons, which was achieved between 2008 and 2011.

To achieve this and to boost their chances of lifting the Champions League for the first time since 2015, the Catalan side will be busy in the transfer market to strengthen their squad.

Anthony Gordon has already signed from Newcastle United this summer, but Yamal, the talisman of the club, will be hoping that there are more incoming transfers, and the 18-year-old has named the one player he would love to see make the move to Camp Nou.

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Speaking to Cadena SER, he said: “I’m not thinking about it too much, but I'd love it, because [Julian Alvarez] is a great player.

“If he comes, we'll welcome him with open arms... If I were him, I'd do it. We'll be waiting for him if he wants to come. [I say] go for it."

Julian Alvarez has publicly announced that he would love to make the move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona this summer, with an Argentine legend, Maxi Rodriguez, believing the two clubs should come to an agreement for the 26-year-old.

The Catalan giants are not the only club interested in the Argentine forward, as Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Real Madrid -- who had a €150 million (£171m) bid turned down earlier this month – would love to make Alvarez part of their squad for next season.

While Yamal would be keen on lining up alongside Alvarez while wearing the famous colours of Barcelona, he is fully focused on helping Spain win their second World Cup.

He said: “International football is different from club football. I'm gaining experience and figuring out how to handle the return from injury... Now I feel great, and I'm really looking forward to Thursday."

Julian Alvarez

Spain will play Austria in the round of 32 on Thursday, with the team looking to find the performances to match their tags as contenders for the competition, as while they have got the results to this point in the World Cup, they have flattered to deceive.

Yamal said: “It's true that everyone expected us to play better, but we faced different types of teams, none of them European.

"They were tough matches, especially the third one. There were a lot of stoppages. The game against Saudi Arabia was good, and the Cape Verde match was the opener.

"I don't think we've played a really great match yet... Once we hit our stride -- and we definitely will -- we'll be almost unstoppable."