One of the most difficult tasks that Atlético de Madrid has had to do this summer was to find a new centre forward. Álvaro Morata's future was outside the red-and-white team and AC Milan pushed to convince him to go to Italy. The favourite had always been Dovbyk, but the Colchoneros did not take long to close down their alternative for the attacking zone.
Alexander Sorloth had no doubts when Atlético de Madrid sought to sign him and he had a dream debut. Last season, the Norwegian came very close to becoming the top scorer in the Spanish championship, although he was injured on the last matchday. Now, he wants to be able to show the same performance in the red and white shirt and is among the favourites to achieve it.
Alexander Sorloth wants to repeat
The former Villarreal player had the best season of his career last season, scoring 26 goals in all competitions. In fact, he was very close to winning the Pichichi Trophy , which he lost to Dovbyk by a single goal. In the league championship, Alexander Sorloth scored 23 goals and none of them came from the penalty spot.
Now, as revealed by Score 90 , the Norwegian remains in the top of the list of players who are most likely to be next season's top scorer. Obviously, the favourite is Kylian Mbappé , with a percentage of 53%, while Lewandowski is in second place with 15%. The red-and-white is in fifth position with a 5% chance of being able to take home that Pichichi Trophy .
It is true that his numbers last season are not the usual ones, but there is an important factor to take into account with Alexander Sorloth . Atlético de Madrid will be the best team he has played for in his entire career, being able to provide him with many more opportunities in attack. Therefore, although surpassing 20 goals in LaLiga is not easy, the red-and-white team will give him the best weapons to try.
Competition with Julian Alvarez
For the moment, there are still some unknowns about what Simeone 's approach will be when he has the full squad at his disposal. Antoine Griezmann seems to be a key player , but it remains to be seen who will accompany him in attack. Obviously, it is hard to believe that Julián Álvarez has signed for Atlético Madrid without being a regular starter during the season.
However, Alexander Sorloth 's price tag was not particularly low, reaching 40 million euros to close his signing. In this way, it would be strange for a signing of that calibre to also be at the Metropolitano to be a substitute. One solution for Simeone would be to bet on the three footballers in the offensive part, although that would take up space for other important players .
Double to gain confidence
Julián Álvarez has not been able to play in time for any of the friendlies that Atlético de Madrid has had this summer. However, Alexander Sorloth has started in the last two, scoring a double in the match that was played in Hong Kong . Therefore, everything points to the Norwegian starting in the league debut that the colchoneros will have away to Villarreal .