Last night, while Argentina celebrated its 2-0 victory against Austria, Lionel Messi’s record and qualification for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, Julian Alvarez finally dropped his bombshell. “Now is not the time to talk about it, but I can’t hide either, I try to be an honest person. I spoke with people at Atlético Madrid and I think what is best for everyone is a transfer. I want to make my dream come true”. For several days, the Spanish press had indicated that one of the courtiers of the Argentine striker from Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, was waiting for Alvarez to publicly make his intentions known for this summer. So it’s done.
Unsurprisingly, this statement further soured relations between Atlético and the Blaugrana. In a press release sent to the newspaper A.S.the Colchoneros repeated that they had no desire to send their striker to the culé rival. “Barcelona will not be able to pay anything for Julián, and he will not be transferred to Barcelona. Either they pay the release clause of 500 million euros, or they give nothing”. A few hours later, Madrid leader Gil Marin broke the silence at the microphone of the Spanish press agency EFE. The latter, initially, publicly tackled Julian Alvarez.
Barça’s methods singled out
“I very much regret his comments. It was not the day to make such declarations, it was Messi and the Argentina team’s day, not Julian’s. Julian has a dream and we, the Atlético supporters, have dreams too. It’s true that he spoke to us, but he also knows our position perfectly, because we have been very clear: Atleti does not wish to cede its rights (economic and sporting). He is a great player and we are very proud that he is playing with us.”he declared, before then charging FC Barcelona and announcing that a complaint would be filed with FIFA.
“Barcelona disrespects us. They think they can look down on us, that we are weak or stupid. But what they actually show the world is a way of acting that defines them. They lie to us, to the player, to the media, and they also lie to their own supporters. They try to make everyone believe that they can pretend to carry out an operation that they are actually not capable of. This is not the first time that FC Barcelona has done this, and the world of football is perfectly aware of it. Last year they did something very similar with Nico Williams and Athletic Club. Our responsibility is to defend the interests of Atlético de Madrid and that is why we will file a complaint with FIFA against FC Barcelona for having negotiated with a player under a contract in force during the protected period. » Continued in the next episode.
