FC Barcelona will have to turn to other avenues to strengthen the forefront of its attack. While Julián Álvarez was insistently in the Catalan club’s sights, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín put an end to speculation around the Argentinian’s future. Questioned by the agency EFEthe CEO of Atlético de Madrid assured that the Argentinian international (59 caps) would stay with the Colchoneros. “ Atlético, like all great clubs, was built around great players, and I am sure that Julián is one of them, in addition to being a great professional. We must be competitive by relying on our values, on our talents trained at the club and on the best foreign players that we can recruit “, first explained Gil Marín.
“ We will help Julián and continue to take care of him so that he can fully exploit his potential, because we need him to continue to compete with the biggest in Europe… It must be understood that Julián has not been surrounded by the best advisors regarding his professional career in recent months », while warning that Atlético “ will not allow other clubs and their affiliated media to decide what we should do, dictate our sporting strategy and disrespect us… This is precisely what they are trying to do: divide us. It is clear that we are not as powerful as them, but we have values. We, the Atlético fans, will not let them corrupt us. Atlético is strong when we are all united. »
