Eager to leave Manchester City this summer, Argentine striker Julian Alvarez (24 years old) could have signed for PSG. But he preferred to go to Atlético Madrid and he explained his decision.
Very early on, at the end of last season, Julian Alvarez made it known that he intended to leave Manchester City. The Argentinian was tired of playing Erling Haaland's understudy or of being forced to play on the wing because the Norwegian could not be dislodged. Very early on, PSG expressed their interest. The negotiations with the player's entourage went quite far but there remained a major obstacle: the poor relations between the owners of City and PSG, Abu Dhabi and Qatar. In the end, Alvarez signed with Atlético Madrid in mid-August for €75 million. In an interview with El Grafico, he has just sworn that it was he who made the decision to sign with the Colchoneros rather than in Paris.
“It’s a country a little closer to what Argentina is”
“I saw the enthusiasm of the people at Atleti, they made me feel very loved. In addition, because of the Argentinians who were already there, because they know the language, because it is a country a little closer to what Argentina is compared to France or England… These are small things, but they add up when you have to make a decision. »
So, the cultural and linguistic proximity of Spain with Argentina weighed heavily in the choice of the player who, it is true, suffered a shock in moving from his native country to England for his first transfer…
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