While waiting for Julián Alvarez to be officially announced, the English midfielder has made an appearance today at Atlético de Madrid's morning training session. Despite not being an official transfer for either club, the player has been able to train with his new teammates. Under the watchful eye of Diego Pablo Simeone , in a training session led by Luis Piñedo along with the players who did not travel to Hong Kong.
It seems that both Atlético de Madrid and Chelsea are waiting to finalise the final details of the contract before it becomes official. In the meantime, he has been able to meet his teammates Jose María Giménez, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Robin Le Normand, Antoine Griezmann and Giuliano Simeone.
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It is not the first case
As was the case with Memphis Depay when he left FC Barcelona, he may have already received permission from the blue club to train with Simeone's team. In preparation for the first match of the season against Villarreal at La Cerámica, the midfielder wants to get down to work. However, before that they will have an important test against Juventus in Gothenburg , where he may be able to get his first minutes with the red and whites.
In this way, Atlético strengthens its midfield with the signing of the Englishman, a position that has been diminished after the departure of Saúl Ñíguez. In this way, he adds to the team a very physical player, both offensive and especially defensive. In addition, he has always been important for the coaches he has had, both at clubs and with the English national team.
Today it will be official
Today, the English midfielder is expected to be officially announced by both clubs and they can register him in LaLiga. In this way, efforts will focus on closing down Julián Álvarez once and for all. The Argentine striker is also on the verge of being dropped and proof of this are the continuous messages that his next teammates send him on social media.
In fact, the newspaper MARCA has leaked the conversation that Julián himself had with the son of the Argentine coach : "I'm going, tell your father not to call me again." All parties are in agreement with the signing and the striker will undergo his medical on Monday, after taking a direct flight to Madrid on Sunday.
