Atletico Madrid 's complaint about Barcelona 's contact with Julian Alvarez has ended in a €602 (£503) fine for the Catalan club, imposed by the Spanish FA on Tuesday.

The complaint centred on claims that Barcelona approached the striker without first telling Atletico in writing.

Alvarez is under contract at Atletico until June 2030.

The sanction was issued under Article 133 of the federation's regulations. Atletico also took the matter to Fifa, which declared it had no jurisdiction over the case.

On the pitch, the striker has been doing his repair work in public. He scored Atletico's winner against Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, finding the net for a second successive match.

The victory moved his side within two points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.

Barcelona have been fined a little over £500 (Getty)

After the goal, Alvarez apologised for expressing his desire to join their rivals.

"It was a mistake. I understand why the fans are angry. If I were a fan, I'd be angry too.…