Liverpool missed key target ahead of 2024 Atletico Madrid move

Atletico Madrid’s achieve was Liverpool’s loss final summer season as Diego Simeone landed fellow Argentinian Julian Alvarez within the Spanish capital.

Alavrez completed the 2024/25 season as Los Rojiblancos’ prime scorer in La Liga with 17 targets and in all competitions with 29 scored in his first yr.

The transfer price Atletico Madrid £82m, as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis moved in a unique course, however Simeone was not the one celebration in Alvarez.

Rumours of the previous River Plate ahead wanting a right away Premier League return final month had been rejected as he stays very important to Simeone’s plans.

Liverpool had been linked with a recent provide for Alvarez, earlier than finally wrapping up a document breaking deal for Alexander Isak, nevertheless it may have performed out in another way in 2024.

As per stories from the Each day Telegraph, former Reds star Luis Diaz advised the membership hierarchy he wished to go away Anfield 12 months in the past, however an exit from Merseyside was blocked.

Man Metropolis blocked Luis Diaz – Julian Alvarez swap deal in 2024

Liverpool wished to launch a renewed effort to increase the Colombian’s contract alongside a attainable swap deal for Alvarez while he was nonetheless at Metropolis.

Nonetheless, Guardiola was not focused on promoting a key participant to a rival crew, and would solely offload Alvarez to Simeone to keep away from bolstering a Premier League foe.

Diaz was linked with a transfer to Barcelona, however the Catalans ongoing monetary points meant they had been unable to desk a agency bid, as Hansi Flick missed out on him and Athletic Membership winger Nico Williams.

Bayern Munich finally swooped for Diaz, who reportedly rejected Liverpool’s remaining contract provide, after the Bavarians had been additionally turned down by Williams in July.

Alvarez scored Atletico Madrid’s opening objective of the 2025/26 season, however Simeone’s expenses have struggled for kind in August, with simply two factors gained from their first three video games of the brand new marketing campaign.