Transferred from Manchester City to Atlético de Madrid during the summer of 2024 in exchange for € 75 million, Julian Alvarez (25) has become the offensive leader of the Colchoneros. Author of 20 goals in 39 matches, all competitions, the Argentinian finally obtained the status of indisputable holder he wanted. Moreover, the spider confirmed in an interview with Infobae that he decided to leave Manchester City because of his role of luxury lining.
“In City, as soon as I arrived, they trusted me. They made me go from River to Europe. I played a lot of matches, I scored a lot of goals, we won titles. It was perfect. And if I had stayed there, I would have been comfortable too. I always said that I was very grateful to the club, but I needed something. (…) This is a bit of what happened. You want to play the most important matches. As I said, I don't know, in the Champions League final, I did not get into play. I did not play long in the semi-finals, and I would have liked to play these kinds of matches. This is what I said earlier, I think of change. »»
