Not gonna lie, I think Florentino Perez didn't ACTUALLY bid for Álvarez. I think Real Madrid’s offer may have even been coordinated with Atlético to make Julián Álvarez’s move to Barcelona more difficult, because I can’t find any logical way how he would fit into Real Madrid’s squad.
With Mbappé and Vinícius already in the team, it just doesn’t make much sense and also I believe it was a PR stunt by Pérez for the elections.
“We'll help you win the elections.”
“Okay.”
“You help us keep Julián Álvarez.”
“Deal.”
“Barça are becoming too strong in the league. We may be local rivals, but let's join hands.” 🤣
🚨💣 JUST IN: Julián Álvarez will keep pushing to leave Atletico to join FC Barcelona, who are expected to come back with another proposal on the table. @GerGarciaGrova@AlbicelesteTalk#Transfers 🇦🇷☎️
🚨💣 BREAKING: Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, here we go! Official bid accepted now by Newcastle board and Saudi owners.
€70m fixed fee plus add-ons to bring final package over €80m for #NUFC.
Gordon set to travel this week for medical and contract signing at FCB. 🔵🔴✈️
❗️Hugo Rafael Varas (Julián Álvarez's first coach): "Julián would go to Barcelona, because he’s always been a Barcelona fan
"I don’t see him comfortable with Simeone. He played many games, but he’s not the forward he always was, because he has never played in the position where he should be playing.”
"It’s a team that defends a lot and attacks little. I see him more as a passer than a finisher. He’s scoring goals from free kicks or from outside the box. The team doesn’t create much for Julián to be the No. 9 who scored goals at River.” @DiarioOle
🚨💣 JUST IN: Julián Álvarez has informed everyone that if he changes teams, he prefers Barça because he wants to stay playing in Spain, with Barça planning to contact Atletico and Alvarez's agent in the coming days. @MatteMoretto#Transfers 🇦🇷☎️
Huge congratulations to my former club @FCBarcelona for winning @LaLiga 🏆 A very well-deserved title after a dominant season. Happy to see the club on top where they belong. Enjoy the celebrations! 🔵🔴 #ElClasico