𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓

Within Barça, they believe the hardest step has already been taken: getting the player to publicly admit that a transfer is needed. The negotiation now enters a DECISIVE PHASE. Barça views Atlético's complaints simply as a natural reaction to the risk of losing a key player, rather than a genuine threat to the transfer. Barça themselves notes that they have reacted the exact same way in the past whenever their own players were being targeted.