Atlético de Madrid is finalizing its latest commercial movements this summer to prepare its squad before the imminent start of LaLiga, which will start in just two weeks in Villarreal. The colchoneros aspire to put together a team at their level to once again be among the best in Spain and Europe and be able to compete from the beginning for any title. With the team having just landed in Hong Kong, the red and white leaders are finalizing the rest of the pending operations to finish closing their radically renewed squad, which aims to be competitive.
One of the top mattress prospects is Julián Álvarez, for whom Atlético goes out of its way to dress him in red and white next season as their biggest bombshell in this market. After the signings of Robin Le Normand and Alexander Sorloth, in addition to being close to closing others such as Conor Gallagher or Javi Guerra, Atlético is interested in Julián. If "The Spider" ends up arriving, there would be a considerable "overbooking" in Atlético de Madrid's forward line, which would force them to get rid of several attackers, including Joao Félix.
Operation Julián and the role of Joao Félix
After Manchester City's refusal to several million-dollar offers from Atlético de Madrid, the rojiblancos propose different alternatives to convince the city fans and sign the Argentine striker. Julián is eager to prove his worth more regularly and have more prominence, something he would enjoy under the command of Diego Pablo Simeone, who is in love with the striker. Thinking about how to make the next offer for the former River Plate player, Atlético recently made an interesting proposal to Manchester City to try to seduce its athermic leaders.
And despite having released eight of their veteran footballers this summer, the departure of Joao Félix was always the highest priority, and continues to be. The Portuguese does not want to continue being part of the team and the club aspires to find him a new destination and make a profit from the sale of the young Portuguese, amortizing those 120 million. The operation would include, in addition to Joao, a considerable monetary figure that meets the demands of Manchester City, who value Julián Álvarez at around 85 million euros.
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Guardiola's City inquired about Joao Félix last summer, reflecting that interest in the young Portuguese has been going on for some time, something that could facilitate this operation. If Joao ended up landing in Manchester, Atlético would spend less money than expected and would separate their path from the controversial Portuguese striker. In addition to this, Julián could finally leave City and prove his worth in Madrid, where they are eager to see him dressed in the Atlético shirt next season.
Crown jewel
Julián Álvarez would be one of the most notable moves in the recent history of Atlético de Madrid given the magnitude of the player and what the operation would entail. At the expense of first putting together his final squad, the Argentine would arrive as one of the last, if not the last, signings of the Madrid club to put the icing on the cake in his market. Pending closing other operations before Julián's, City has Atlético's offer on the table and the colchoneros await their response before long.