Although the official competition has just ended and most of the global spotlight is focused on what may happen in the Copa América, Euro Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, everything indicates that Julián Álvarez could be one of the main protagonists of the next transfer market.
The world champion in Qatar 2022, as a result of his substitution in several matches in the final stretch of the season with Manchester City, aroused the interest of several of the biggest clubs in Europe, such as Atlético de Madrid and Paris Saint Germain.
According to the newspaper Brand, the first team to make a move was Colchonero, who before talking to their Ciudadanos counterparts did a fine job with Rodrigo De Paul, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa. His three teammates from the Albiceleste let the Spider know of the Spaniards’ interest in hiring him and explained to him which institution he would meet if he decided to leave England.
However, the newspaper warned of the blunt response that came to the Metropolitan from the Etihad Stadium. “The harsh reality, today, is that City flatly refuses a transfer (something that did not enter into the red and white plans because they did not have the 80 or 100 million that would be shot) like a transferthe most feasible way,” they noted.
“Although the lack of prominence and the helplessness of living in the shadow of Haaland are the main arguments that push Julián Álvarez to contemplate a change of scenery and Atlético to explore the formula that makes his exit possible, City’s position is now itself inflexible, becoming a real wall. No proposals have been heard from the Argentine, neither from Madrid nor from the rest of the European clubs that have weighed in on his situation.“, they added.
Although he lost ground when Erling Haaland or Kevin De Bruyne were healthy, the one who emerged from the River Plate quarry is a piece that the Spanish Pep Guardiola usually takes into account. A clear example is the statistical data that the club itself revealed once the season ended: Julián Álvarez was the most used player, participating in 54 of the English team’s 59 games. The Argentine played almost all the Premier League games (he was only absent in two), seven of the ten Champions League games and all the national cup games, as well as the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. In those presentations he contributed 19 goals and provided 13 assists.
The aforementioned media warns that one of the things that could modify Manchester City’s position is if the leadership finally obtains the signing of Rodrygo, an old desire of Pep Guardiola. The Brazilian, with the arrival of Frenchman Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid, left his future in the White House in doubt and publicly praised the English team.
Despite this setback, both Atlético de Madrid and Paris Saint Germain will continue to pay attention to the situation of the Argentine, who ended up in England in the 21/22 season in exchange for around 21.5 million euros. The English media report that the Calchín native’s salary today is around 100 million euros (108 million dollars).
