Although at this time the main front pages of the Spanish newspapers focus on the official announcement of the signing of the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid, a club that has just conquered Europe by winning the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley and counts in its offensive With other interesting names, such as the Brazilians Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo or the Englishman Jude Bellingham, his classic rival Atlético de Madrid plans not to be left behind in the transfer market and seeks to make a bombshell contract to counteract the arrival of the Paris figure Saint Germain.
According to the newspaper Brandthe great desire for these hours in the Metropolitan offices is nothing more and nothing less than the Argentine Julian Alvarezworld champion in Qatar 2022 and one of the main offensive cards that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City has.
Although they emphasize that it will not be a simple negotiation due to the significant economic power that the Ciudadanos have, the Colchonero leaders have already begun to move chips for the native of Calchín. “It will be hard work with a truly uncertain probability of success.but if there is even a slight chance of it becoming a reality, Atlético will not hesitate to try to take advantage of it,” the aforementioned media revealed.
The one who emerged from the River Plate quarry, who will compete in the Copa América with the Albiceleste in the United States (he could also join Javier Mascherano’s squad to go in search of a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games), ended up in England in the 21/22 season in exchange for around 21.5 million euros. Although his salary is above those managed at Atlético de Madrid, being a regular substitute for Erling Haaland could be one of the keys to achieving his departure.
In addition to the Norwegian, the Spider competes for a place in Manchester City’s attack with names such as Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku or Kevin De Bruyne. On the other hand, it is rumored that as a result of Mbappé’s arrival at the White House, the English will seek to acquire the services of Rodrygo. Álvarez, who won the Premier League again, played 54 games throughout the season, in which he contributed 19 goals and provided 13 assists. Although he alternated between starter and substitute, the Argentine was the player most used by Pep Guardiola throughout the season, since he played in 54 of the 59 games.
The newspaper from the Spanish capital warns that although the mattress club did not carry out any official management, His teammates in the national team (Rodrigo De Paul, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa) have already conveyed to the forward “the high esteem that he arouses in the Sports Management as well as in the rest of the Metropolitan’s ranks in general, as well as the benefits of the red and white club.” .
It is worth noting that the Argentine technical director Diego Simeone currently has the Spanish Álvaro Morata as his main option to occupy the center of the offensive. The other variant is that of the Dutchman Memphis Depay, whose contract expired and everything suggests that he will not be renewed. Another important name in the attack is the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann.
