'Zero talent ID': Fans slam Barca board for poor decision making -- they could've sign World Cup star last year, but went for Ferran instead
Ex-representative of Julian Alvarez, Josep Maria Minguella, confessed that the 22-year-old had been offered to Barcelona before arriving at Manchester City last winter.The striker, who was at River Plate at that time, had already been on the radar of several top European teams, such as City, who ended up getting him.