Barça remains attentive: Julián Álvarez's future at Atlético might not be so assured

Talking about Julián Álvarez is, without a doubt, talking about one of the most coveted forwards in the international sports scene. And how could it not be? If the Argentine has goalscoring in his blood, as he has shown this season 2024/25 with Atlético de Madrid, a team in which, in his first season, he has already scored 29 goals and provided six assists, leading the offensive aspirations of 'Cholo' Simeone's team.

With this in mind, it is not surprising that several clubs are interested in launching an offensive to acquire the services of the 'Araña' (Spider), a player who has a contract with the 'Rojiblancos' until June 30, 2030, but whose adventure at the Metropolitano could end sooner than expected. At least that's what they recently reported from 'El Chiringuito'.

Álvarez would not have the 'non-transferable' label at the 'Colchonero' club

As commented on in the aforementioned Spanish program, Julián Álvarez's performance has caught the attention of several major European clubs. An interest that his agents will not ignore, and if they receive an economically attractive proposal for the international with the 'Albiceleste', they will consider it and present it to Atlético de Madrid for their respective evaluation.

In turn, this information gains special strength after a participant in that program, Jota Jordi, recently asserted that Barcelona intends to fully pursue the incorporation of Julián Álvarez in 2026, as they want the player from Calchín to be in charge of taking over from Robert Lewandowski as the '9' of the Barcelona team. A move that Joan Laporta would like.

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However, this transaction, for the moment, does not seem to be the most feasible of all. Even the president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, ruled out that the 'Colchoneros' are willing to let go of their star striker. In his appearance, after receiving the Gold Medal 2025 from the Film Academy, the leader of the 'Rojiblanco' team responded to the alleged desire of the 'Azulgranas' to hire Julián Álvarez:

"What, Barça likes Julián Álvarez? Well, I really like Lamine Yamal. It seems we have the same tastes"

Likewise, Cerezo stressed his desire for the 'Araña' to continue his career in the 'Colchonero' team, thus ruling out, for the moment, any departure to the 'Culé' team. "Julián Álvarez is an Atlético player. He is ours and will continue to be ours. Julián will grow at Atlético and will die sportingly at Atlético because he is a footballer made for us," he concluded.

💣💥Cerezo, on Barça's interest in Julián

- They say Laporta likes Julián...

- And I like Yamal, we have the same tastes ⚠️

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