11/11
23 Aug: Julián is booed by sections of the Metropolitano crowd.
26 Aug: Laporta says Barça is still interested and wants Atlético to accept its offer.
Atlético’s position remains: no sale.
So the question:
Is Atlético protecting its club—or taking this too far?
Julian Álvarez Saga : is Atletico wrong? A thread 🧵
1/11
1 Oct 2025: Julián plays down Barça rumours. He says he’s calm, focused on Atlético, and wants to “win here.”
8 Nov: Asked about Barça again, he says they’ll assess his future at season’s end.
10/11
19 Jul: Laporta says Barça’s offer expires at the end of July and argues a big club shouldn’t keep an unhappy player if a good offer exists.
30 Jul: The RFEF opens an extraordinary disciplinary proceeding over Atlético’s complaint.
Investigation ≠ guilt.
Hamza Abdelkarim is showing some great n°9 movements. Read the action very well on the first goal and drew the defender to facilitate Raphinha's run into space, which resulted in a penalty and a second goal.
Decisive.
If @FCBarcelona can’t sign Julián Álvarez, finding another top striker this late will be difficult.
Clubs won’t want to lose their No. 9 days before the window closes, and there simply aren’t many strikers who truly fit Flick’s ideas.
Better to be patient than panic-buy ?
If @FCBarcelona can’t sign Julián Álvarez, finding another top striker this late will be difficult.
Clubs won’t want to lose their No. 9 days before the window closes, and there simply aren’t many strikers who truly fit Flick’s ideas.
Better to be patient than panic-buy ?