Atletico Madrid hit back at Barcelona over Julian Alvarez saga

The Julian Alvarez saga is selecting up steam forward of the summer time, with Barcelona pushing to signal the Atletico Madrid man as their Robert Lewandowski alternative. A gap provide is already being ready, though it might fall far beneath the reported asking worth of €150m.

As a part of the hypothesis, there have been experiences that Atleti are open to promoting Alvarez below sure situations, which has Barcelona supporters hope {that a} deal might be executed. Nevertheless, Los Colchoneros officers have now furiously denied this, and all different speak of the Catalans getting their man, throughout an explosive assertion revealed in Marca, throughout which they’ve known as out the “pre-established marketing campaign” that has taken place concerning the Argentina worldwide.

“There was no provide for our participant or any assembly. We’re bored with months of lies, half-truths, harassment of our gamers in combined zones and absurd questions which might be a part of a pre-established marketing campaign.

“It’s a matter of brokers, Julián has had an beautiful behaviour always. He has left his pores and skin on the pitch and has proven most professionalism always. We all know that each one this noise has not been attributable to him, he has at all times behaved completely.”

The place will we go from right here?

Atleti have at all times been clear that they need Alvarez to remain, as they take into account him to be the cornerstone of their undertaking. And regardless of curiosity being proven from Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, they’re very clear that no deal will probably be thought-about in the course of the upcoming summer time switch window.

This would depart the Catalans in a good spot. Alvarez is undoubtedly their precedence goal for the summer time, but when Atleti don’t budge, there’s completely nothing they will do about it. Finally, they could want to contemplate different choices, though that gained’t occur till they themselves determine {that a} deal can’t be executed in the course of the switch window.