Atletico Madrid star distances himself from Barcelona talk

Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez has been linked to Barcelona over current months on various events, however the World Cup-winner has assured that he’s targeted on his present membership. The Blaugrana are on the lookout for a successor to Robert Lewandowski.

Over the summer time, Alvarez was cited as one in all Barcelona’s high targets, and President Joan Laporta’s most popular choice. His agent left the door open to a transfer in 2026, however extra lately, it has been claimed that the Catalan aspect have cooled their curiosity.

Talking in an interview with Marca, Alvarez mentioned he was conscious of the hypothesis.

“Look, it doesn’t hassle me. I strive to not pay a lot consideration, however I do know what’s being mentioned. It’s throughout social media. I feel it’s extra what’s being mentioned on-line than what’s really taking place. I’m very targeted on this season, on what lies forward with Atletico Madrid. So, I attempt to tune it out and take into consideration myself, about persevering with to develop as a participant, and about successful.”

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Discussions with Tottenham’s Cristian Romero

In the meantime one other participant that Atletico Madrid had been pursuing in the summertime was Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero, a global teammate of Alvarez. He confirmed that that they had talked a few potential transfer.

“Sure, sure. Clearly I’d have favored it to occur, Cuti is among the greatest defenders on the earth. I share time with him on the nationwide staff and I actually suppose he’s a star, a fierce competitor, very sturdy defensively. And sure, I had some conversations with him and resulting from some particulars it didn’t work out, however hopefully in the future we will play collectively.”

Atletico Madrid’s fall final season and outlook for the long run

Final season Atletico had been in competition for 3 competitions in March, however within the area of a month, their aspirations collapsed. The Argentina ahead was requested for his evaluation on these closing months of the yr.

“Sure, I feel everybody takes inventory. However, as I used to be saying, in these closing months when every little thing is determined, in the long run it’s the main points that depend. Final season we had some league matches the place we dropped factors that knocked us out of the title race. Then, within the Champions League, everyone knows what sadly occurred. Within the Cup, we misplaced the semi-final, however we competed properly, and that’s what I used to be saying about specializing in the small issues that in the end make the distinction.”

Apollo have lately change into a majority investor in Atletico Madrid, in a deal that values the membership at €2.5b. As they appear to develop the membership, each Diego Simeone and Sporting Director Mateu Alemany have made it clear they wish to make Alvarez the face of that development. Alvarez himself was constructive in regards to the Atletico trajectory.

“Sure, I feel that these days we’re able to compete with anybody, and as I used to be saying earlier than, the membership has been rising lots. On this final switch window, we’ve introduced in lots of high-caliber, high-quality gamers, and I feel that, trying forward, the membership nonetheless has room for enchancment.”