Due to the large investments made in the last market, the Colchonero is looking for a good performance at an international level and the Spider is setting a goal.
25/09/2024 – 17:24hs ART
© IMAGO/Alberto GardinJulian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid’s new striker.
In the last European summer, Julian Alvarez made the brave decision to leave Manchester City to try to become a protagonist in another team. Atletico Madrid paid 95 million euros, including variables, to have the Spider for the 2024-25 season.
The cast led by the Cholo Simeone completed weight gains to fight again LaLiga and the Champions League. In these first encounters, the world champion with the Argentine National Team He is adapting and has already scored his first goal with the Colchonero in 7 matches played.
This Wednesday, the one that emerged from River Plate maintained dialogue with ESPN where, in addition to reviewing his time with the Citizens, he analyzed what he expects from his adventure in the Spanish capital.
The Spider was asked if Atletico Madrid He is ready to lift the Orejona and he did not hesitate: “As a team, yes. Atleti has the team to reach the final, Yes. Obviously we believe and feel that we can because with the squad we have we can compete with anyone. So yes, it can happen, but as I was saying, here little by little there are also many new players who have joined this year, so nothing, we are going to go from less to more.“.
How Cholo Simeone convinced Julian Alvarez
“Some calls, WhatsApp, a bit of everything. At first, it was a bit of texting, I also sent someone to write to me. I was just sharing the Olympic Games with Giuliano“He began by recounting the previous talks with Simeone.
And he continued talking about working together: “It’s good because it demands you, it tries to make you grow, to find your best version. So that’s good because that’s what you want, to grow, to learn many things and I’m always open to that. He told me something that made me say I want to go that way, I want to follow that path… It was one of the first things I had that explained to me a little bit about how the club works, what it wanted from me, what it expected from me, the project that the club is coming up with for this year and the ones to come.“.
Atletico Madrid’s next match
For the seventh round of LaLiga, Atlético de Madrid will visit this Thursday from 4 pm, Argentine time, Celtic Vigo. With 12 points, Simeone’s men are looking to close the gap on Barcelona, who have already played in this round and have only won 21 games.
