The Julian Alvarez switch saga might have formally come to an finish now, with Atletico Madrid touchdown the ultimate blow in Barcelona’s hopes of constructing a late transfer for the Argentine worldwide.
The Spanish membership have launched an announcement through which the membership explicitly point out they gained’t be negotiating with Barcelona relating to the sale of Alvarez.
Atletico shut the door on Barcelona
Within the assertion, Atletico’s board of administrators made clear their unanimous backing for the membership’s stance, citing an absence of respect from Barcelona as the rationale for his or her refusal to barter.
“The members of Atlético Madrid’s Board of Administrators have unanimously expressed their full assist for the membership’s resolution to not negotiate the switch of Julián Álvarez to FC Barcelona,” the assertion learn.
The membership went on to clarify their reasoning in better element, insisting they continue to be open to conducting enterprise the best approach whereas including that they won’t conduct enterprise with Barcelona.
“Atlético Madrid is open to the same old negotiations that happen within the switch market, however at all times in an moral {and professional} method and with respect between golf equipment.
“We totally assist the place beforehand communicated by the membership that FC Barcelona haven’t met these necessities and, in consequence, there have been no negotiations, nor will there be any, with them relating to the switch of Julián Álvarez.”
Atletico’s frustration with Barcelona seems to have run deep. In line with journalist David Medina of MARCA, the Madrid membership have branded the administration of Fernando Hidalgo and Joan Laporta as ‘ridiculous’.
Summing up their view of the complete state of affairs to MARCA, Atletico acknowledged: “Some individuals can deceive many individuals for a very long time, however it’s not possible to deceive everybody on a regular basis.”
A message to Alvarez
Atletico additionally addressed the participant himself, expressing confidence that Alvarez will settle for the choice and stay totally dedicated to the trigger.
“Atlético Madrid are satisfied that their participant will perceive the choice and concentrate on working in the very best approach to assist the membership obtain its goals, as he has already carried out through the two seasons through which he has defended the membership’s colors,” the assertion concluded.
The declaration successfully brings an finish to one of many summer time’s most protracted sagas, with Barcelona having spent weeks pursuing the ahead.
For Barcelona, the information confirms what they’d already begun to suspect, and the membership now seem set to activate their plan B.
That can doubtless imply sticking with their present attacking choices moderately than dashing right into a signing, with Hansi Flick having already expressed his satisfaction with the sources at his disposal.
