He came to Manchester City as young and promising, the first season he went with The Treble – and World Cup title. Not surprisingly, Julian Alvarez quickly grew tired of playing in the shadow of Erling Haaland. Exit City came in 2024, now the Argentine would get to play at Atletico Madrid. It is part of the story that Alexander Sørloth has scored more than the Argentine in terms of playing time, but it is Alvarez who is now the big star at Atletico. It makes the Atletico management angry when Barcelona take “a Griezmann”.
We remember when the French Atletico top scorer pushed for an exit to rival Barcelona (came back begging after two seasons). Now it’s Alvarez who is pressing.
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Atletico Madrid refuse to be pressured into selling Julian Alvarez
“I mean, it’s best for everyone with a transfer. I want to make my dreams come true. This was the comment made by Julian Alvarez after Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria, when asked about the Barcelona rumours.
Atletico Madrid’s CEO, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, quickly came out with an answer.
“It was not the right day to make such statements. It was a day for Lionel Messi and the Argentine national team – not for Julian. Julian has a dream of changing clubs, but we Atletico fans also have our dreams. It’s true that he has spoken to us, but he also knows our attitude, because we have been very clear: Atletico do not want to sell him,” the Atletico boss told EFE.
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Gil Martin then targets the Barcelona gang.
“Barcelona is showing us disrespect. They think they can beat us, and that we are weak and stupid. In reality, they show the whole world a way of behaving that says a lot about them. They lie to us, to the player, to the media. They even lie to their own fans. They try to make everyone believe that they can make a trade, which in reality they are unable to carry out. It’s not the first time Barcelona has behaved like this, and the whole football world knows it. Last year, they did something very similar in the case of Nico Williams and Athletic Club. Our responsibility is to protect Atletico’s interests. Therefore, we want to complain to FIFA regarding Barcelona’s negotiations with a contract player during the protected period, it comes firmly from the Atletico boss.
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