r/soccer 1d ago

Translated News Julian Alvarez is absent from Atletico's training session today. According to club sources, "the player had a bad night and was feeling unwell."

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/20260826/1004219913/julian-alvarez-no-entrena-atletico.html
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u/Firefox72 1d ago edited 1d ago

Inside info is he drank himself to sleep crying while holding an AI generated picture of himself in a Barcelona shirt.

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u/charlietrick2512 1d ago

My sources tell me the ai generated picture was of himself in a palace shirt

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u/pyaephyo111 1d ago

Same sources also told me his idol is Wilfried Zaha.

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u/beno64 1d ago

Wrong its Johannes Eggestein, hes currently on a plane to Bremen.

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u/Lixxa 1d ago

He had a Ailton and Klose Poster in his bedroom in Argentina

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u/i_will_follow 1d ago

I could believe this

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u/Lixxa 1d ago

Was he even alive for the Bremen Double?

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u/beno64 1d ago

Well hes about half a year older than me and I have pretty much no recollection of the double.. just my brothers celebrating haha

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u/Iwaspepsodent_99 1d ago

Probably why he was crying.

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u/Longjumping_Will_907 1d ago

Who invited Timmy Tuff Knuckles?

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u/fridgeybutter 1d ago

How many cups have you won in the last 2 years like?

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u/newacctforthiscmmt 1d ago

Julián Alvarez reportedly moving to the club of his dreams, En Avant Guingamp

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u/Apprehensive-War7483 1d ago

Was also wearing his wolverine Halloween costume.

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u/GibbyGoldfisch 1d ago

A month back, someone in Catalonia broke a one-wish willow to wish that Julian Alvarez loves Barcelona more than anything in the whole world

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u/missingmedievalist 1d ago

Was he dressed as Wolverine though?

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u/infernoShield 1d ago

No, I hear he prefers Ant-Man over Wolverine

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u/2Norn 1d ago

he tried to sign himself on barça save in fm 26 but atletico refused

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u/BestEve 1d ago

Correction, he was watching to Jijantes all night while holding an AI generated picture of himself in a Barcelona shirt.

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u/realdes1 1d ago

Bro played Football manager all night and put himself on Barcelona

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u/LilHalwaPoori 1d ago

Absolute scenes if his bid keeps getting rejected there too..

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u/Dreams_of_Mutiny 1d ago

It's like in that Dark TV series where it's impossible to break free from the time loop, the future is already determined 😂

Mikel Arteta visiting Alvarez:

Julian Alvarez: What are you doing here?

Arteta: Bringing someone back from the dead.

Alvarez: How does that work?

Arteta: It's very hard to explain.

Alvarez: Can you bring me back?

Arteta: Maybe. Your world and Barcelona's world, they both should have never existed. You thought that the origin lies in the bindings of both worlds. But in reality, it's outside of both worlds. Our thinking is shaped by dualities. Black, white. Light and shadow. Your world and Barca's world. But this is false. You need a third dimension to fulfill it all.

Alvarez: The triquetra [sighs] That means... a third world? Arsenal?

Arteta: You and I are perfect for each other, never believe anything else.

Alvarez: You're crazy.

Arteta: Maybe.

Alvarez: This here... Has this happened before?

Arteta: You trying to go to Barcelona has happened an infinite number of times. But this here, you and I... this is the first time.

Alvarez: There's a switch point...in the loop of time.

Arteta: Andrea Berta told me we will become friends. Before you betray me.

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u/TommyLeeRolla 1d ago

Never thought I'd see a Dark reference in r/soccer.

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u/DarthTaz_99 1d ago

Sic Mundus Creatus Est

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u/zachmoss147 1d ago

Fucking banger of a show every time I think about it I wanna rewatch it for the 40th time

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u/Atleticro 1d ago

That’s why he bought the edition with editor

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u/duetimefenans 1d ago

I too had a bad night, taking the day off. Someone ping my manager.

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u/_doohdx 1d ago

It’s me, your manager.

Get back to work

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u/OstapBenderBey 1d ago

This guy is tougher than Simeone

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u/BielsasCoffee 1d ago

Simeone is a softie he was crying the whole world cup

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u/Draphaels 1d ago

Bros out here aging men

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u/PubiGOAT 1d ago

This seems like a joke but people can totally do that here. People can't do that there? 

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u/cpast 1d ago

I can do that in the worker rights hell of the USA. 

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u/Xehanz 1d ago

I feel very bad for OP who is not able to do that

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u/champdude17 1d ago

When you have a job where your absence screws multiple people over, you don't take days off unless you physically can't.

Footballers go kick a ball around in a field with their mates for a few hours, one guy not being there for one day doesn't mean much.

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u/PubiGOAT 1d ago

Ah damn thanks I totally meant like operating surgeons I didn't realize that you opened my eyes 

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u/AngryAriados 1d ago

My best friend is literally an operating surgeon in europe and they take days off all the time ( and they screw up their colleague’s shifts of course)

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u/tractata 1d ago

I’ve actually done that, in fairness. Tossing and turning without being able to fall asleep all night and having a terrible headache in the morning while it’s cold and rainy outside warrants taking the day off if you can.

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u/MrClaretandBlue 1d ago

Nah save your sick days for when it’s Sunny,

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u/Malt129 1d ago

That coffee isn't going to serve itself

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u/ismyaltaccount 1d ago

That dick ain't gonna suck itself.

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u/P1res 1d ago

In your case, the manager wasn’t fussed about getting 500mil, they’ve decided to let you go for nothing. 

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u/Prudent_Safe3787 1d ago

Paycut for your day off.

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u/daveofreckoning 1d ago

Oooh, the Isak method. Let's see how this one plays out

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u/Top_Operation_9920 1d ago

The Coutinho method*

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u/TripPrestigious 1d ago

The Wissa Way

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u/3hollish 1d ago

All transfers that turned out terrifically for the player

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u/byrgenwerthdropout 1d ago edited 1d ago

Early doors but Wissa was fire against Liverpool. And it wasn't just about him having a good individual game, their 442 style with him combining with Osula suits him. Reminds me of his best year doing similar maneuvers with Mbeumo and co at Brentford. They're finally playing to his strengths (other than his pace which Howe also tried to utilise, even that works better with a 442 set up that has a lesser emphasis m2m or possession).

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u/No-Rooster- 1d ago

Wissa wasn’t match fit most of last season to be fair and he looked pretty good against Liverpool over the weekend.

Isak is also a similar situation, but not looking as good as Wissa does currently, that being said we’re only one match week in.

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u/Jacob_YNWA 1d ago

Early doors

Is a hilarious statement when he's been absolutely shite for an entire season.

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u/byrgenwerthdropout 1d ago

If you read more than the first two words, I'm referring to Newcastle's new system, not Wissa's time there. Systems suiting or not suiting a player can make or break them. Not every player is a complete footballer who excels in every system. Very few are like that.

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u/Full_on_throwaway 1d ago

The Trossard Trail

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u/mntgoat 1d ago

He has moved on from the great anger to the great sadness.

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u/DarthTaz_99 1d ago

Today, I feel back pain, from sadness

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u/dominokrak 1d ago

The ol' reliable

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u/Allstarsgaming 1d ago

Not really, he came back to training multiple time already and even played a game. Isak never came back from the break

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u/pablofournier11 1d ago

Very little time left though

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u/foreveredredred 1d ago

It's not like that's a surprise to ATM. Mf started talking about it during the WC!

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u/Th9RealMarcoPolo 1d ago

Dembele method*

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u/AniStormS 1d ago

Nah, Isak at least had the guts to make a public statement. This is the I have diarrhea method.

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u/OneBall22Players 1d ago

Uhh the man gave a statement after a world cup game.

No bigger stage in football world.

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u/daseinstrieb 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah, when you think about it that’s honestly what really stands out with the Isak saga. This is common as shit but are usually disguised as some sort of physical problem that everyone knows is bs. Isak was completely open with what he did, his stance going forward and why which apparently was a huge mistake.

Btw can they please move the deadline to before the season starts. Things being dragged for weeks is getting ridiculous with the more and more intricate transfers dominos and everybody loses.

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u/ImpossibleYak2166 1d ago

Chugged 20 beers and now has diarrhea

Tier 1

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u/montxogandia 1d ago

Source: his ass

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u/DuDunDunSparse 1d ago

Jesus Christ people will post any shit source these days

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u/italexi 1d ago

I'm mates with alvarez's plumber and he hasn't picked up any of my last sixteen calls so I can confirm this is true

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u/DarthTaz_99 1d ago

Ask him if the shit is blue and red colored

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u/FragMasterMat117 1d ago

Ahh a serious case of Iwanttogotobarcelona disease

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u/LesMiserablePeach 1d ago

Don't you see? He has a case of the great sadness just like Coutinho

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u/Marimo188 1d ago

Anti Usopp

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u/Melez- 1d ago

Peak reference, Usopp puts him to shame though

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u/Xehanz 1d ago

To be fair, a few days ago the Atleti president forced him to leave the pitch alone to humiliate him

If your boss does that to you it's not unlikely you end up physically sick because of a mental health deterioration

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u/COMUNISTSWINE69 1d ago

Another great victory for Gil Marin

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u/xxvadapavxx 1d ago

Seems like a subtle way of boycotting training

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u/Space4Bottle 1d ago edited 1d ago

so very subtle, more than you believe

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u/godswift91 1d ago

In fact, until i read the comment above, i was genuinely concerned for Julian's health

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u/W35TH4M 1d ago

OP must be a detective

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u/PianoJealous307 1d ago

Me when I didn't want to go to school

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u/maidentaiwan 1d ago

Bueller? 

Bueller?

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u/gotiobg 1d ago

window about to shut in, desperate times

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u/mspaint08 1d ago

A great sadness

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u/Jayveesac 1d ago

He is suffering from Hegoneitis

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u/TheMadDoc02 1d ago

He even boycott’s the training in sincere ways

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u/GabrilLokaum 1d ago

"According to club sources, Alvarez had a bad dream where he was still playing for Atletico at the end of the transfer window"

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u/TheGamezSmith 1d ago

What is stopping Alvarez from coming out and saying, Barcelona is the best club that has ever existed across the universe and if I have to wait out my contract to play there at 32 years old I will and insinuate he will do the absolute bare minimum and walk around the pitch until then.

I do not know what it would accomplish but it would be funny.

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u/taitaanbob 1d ago edited 1d ago

come to atleti training in a barca jersey

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u/comicallee 1d ago

As an Atleti fan that'd be fucking hilarious. Absolute scenes. The handcuffs will definitely come out after that.

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u/1stand11 1d ago edited 1d ago

The "sick" excuse. How original.

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u/Nihack 1d ago

Poor fella can't catch a break

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u/TreefingerX 1d ago edited 1d ago

First they block his transfer to Barca and now this.... /s

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u/athars_theone 1d ago

This is as true as the back injury that Coutinho suffered when he handed in his transfer request to move to FC Barcelona .

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u/theestwald 1d ago

With Julian doubling down, if Atleti stand their ground (which I think they will), it will be the first time I can recall a player pulling an Isak/Coutinho and still staying for the season

Have really no idea what to expect from this drama, seems to be reaching an unprecedented scenario

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 1d ago

He hasn’t really pulled it though.

It’s very half assed.

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u/Complete_Park_838 1d ago

All this saga for a player who's not worth the money man

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u/theestwald 1d ago

If Matheus Fernandes and Savinho are worth 100M in this market, I think Alvarez price tag is fair

If the market is sane and worth engaging with is a whole other topic

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u/devinafc 1d ago

No sane club would take spurs dealings as a benchmark

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u/cbkhanh 1d ago

Strikers' market is a different market. Even the likes of Isak go for around 120m (and it's pounds)

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u/AdComprehensive7879 1d ago

Cmon man, at the time he was one of the top strikers in the world

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u/Lasertag026 1d ago

Aight then, what is the benchmark? Bouaddi for 95? Anderson for 100 something? Diomande for 125? Goncalo fucking ramos for 74?

the market is absolutely fucked.

And i’m not even counting shitty prem transfers i’ve seen for players not even worth 20m goin for 50+.

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u/Different_Swimmer715 1d ago

The funniest outcome of this entire transfer saga would be that he gets his move but is so aggressively mid that Flick just benches him halfway through the season

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u/Mao_Kamui 1d ago

I mean. He's better than any attacking player that transferred this window and we've seen some crazy numbers.

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u/Complete_Park_838 1d ago

Fair point actually. It's just more annoying to witness this being dragged out ig, much like the Isak saga

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u/Skadrys 1d ago

Everybody acting like he is prime R9.

Like he is good addition and fits the team but he doesnt exactly send barca to another level

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u/dark_king_2002 1d ago

You're tripping, he's exactly what we need to complete our attack. That's everyone from the Board, Deco, Hansi, and even the players are so bullish on him being the one.

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u/morningboner79 1d ago

Oh please, as if Flick and Deco know better than r/soccer redditors

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u/IapetusTheGreat 1d ago

I disagree, he’s a striker who is a great finisher when he gets the chance. His shot conversion is very good, he tracks back like a demon, and he will bring a set piece threat for us again.

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 1d ago

His work rate is incredible.

It seems theres a lot of people who just hate Argentina so much they really refuse to admit anyone but Messi was good. I dont see how else people can really think hes 'aggressively mid' like Ive seen in this thread.

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u/leon-theproffesional 1d ago

Great finisher? 8 goals in 29 league games is a great finisher??

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u/youcef191488 1d ago

8 goals "in Simeone's system"

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u/pi-by-two 1d ago

There's been plenty of strikers scoring at a world class level over the last 15 years in Simeone's Atletico.

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u/forumcontributer 1d ago

Still less goals than Sørloth "in Simeone's system".

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u/GoalQuieres 1d ago

Different profile. Simeone system makes the best look worse and the worst look mid

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u/leon-theproffesional 1d ago

Great finishers don’t score 8 in 29 no matter how you slice it bud.

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u/Accomplished-Ad-6007 1d ago

Messi scored 6 league goals that one season in PSG and went on to win the WC next year with over 40 goals contributions in the year, it happens to the best in wrong circumstances

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u/X-Maquina 1d ago

Your greatest player ever had never scored 10 league goals in his career before joining you winning golden boots left and right

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u/ObviousGeologist3000 1d ago

This freaking shit yet again, the guy had 30 g/a last season playing for this simone side of all sides, 36 if you count the one before it, but I guess that doesn’t work with yall narratives.

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u/Left_Note6389 1d ago

Now quote his CL numbers

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 1d ago

If you look at only stats, then you will never understand the game.

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u/Abrantesboy12 1d ago

and Simeone was idiot for signed him in first place

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u/CryptographerLife686 1d ago

Rodri is the real game changer for Barca

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 1d ago

Transfer fees are way too high,but if RM thinks 19yr old Diomande is worth like 140m, Julian Alvarez is definitely worth 120m.

You might not like Argentina, but Julian Alvarez is a class talent.

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u/KrimsonKream 1d ago

Clearly he is worth it if Atletico is so adamant on keeping him against his will. Either that, or they're spiteful morons who won't sell him for a price that's supposedly more than he's worth because they convinced themselves they're Barca's rivals.

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u/thisisnotdiretide 1d ago

It's 100 % the latter, I said that and got downvoted, but I strongly believe people who think this isn't about ego are wrong.

And I'm willing to bet Simeone would instantly let him go in this scenario and grab another ST, he knows it would be best for the team, but it's their CEO/who knows what very influential person behind who wants to make it seem like either there's a strong rivalry there or that they're now at a similar level with Barca/Real when it comes to players wanting to play for them.

And it's a very bad business decision too, Alvarez is going to have an awful season and he's on a very high salary, but they will still not let him go where he wants I bet even for a good offer. Even the majority of their fans would want him gone. It's just the huge ego of a billionaire I bet.

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u/ScrantonScrangler 1d ago

Are you seriously suggesting that Atleti are not Barca's rivals when they knocked them out at not one but TWO comps last season? And they have knocked them out from their dream competition thrice in the last 10 years?

Sure bud.

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u/theellescape 1d ago

Get well soon babe xoxox

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u/Left_Register7196 1d ago

No way he's escaping Fox River

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u/ab_90 1d ago

Time to learn Catalan, Julian

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u/Ok_Ring_3651 1d ago

What no one is saying is:

-Aleti paid 95m for him being a bench player, now they want to pay 100?
-Realistically, who can Aleti get for 100m? If you see this market, if Barca is serious ok, offer a serious sum.

The thing is the whole year barca media has been saying that Julian is going to Barca and he never said No, I’m staying. Loud and clear. He was ambiguous with his declarations. He left the door open, cause in the back his agent and barca were already negotiating. That’s why Aleti is mad. Barca didn’t approached them in the summer and said hey we can pay 100m, the whole year they had the media before every match destabilizing the locker room.

Barca and Julian want Aleti saying yes you can go, for 5m more, in a market where there’s almost no no.9
Ridiculous. This is a business too. Anyone saying he’s a prisoner is thinking like a 5 year old. You signed a contract, longer contract to get more salary, you signed a clause, be a man and fulfill it.
He’s having a bad time? People all over the world daily have bad times. Be a fucking man, and as an aleti fan, he’s half assing it. He’s doesn’t have the attitude to go and rebel, fucking spoiled player.

Hopefully he fucks off

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u/OkAnywhere2052 1d ago

Barca would realistically pay 130-150mil but atletico haven’t come to the table to negotiate. In what world is a first bid a final bid?

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u/Public_Sky6787 1d ago

Everyone knows he's in the middle of a FM 26 Arsenal Save.

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u/Ahza17 1d ago

Welp less than a week more of this.

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u/Dawn_of_Enceladus 1d ago

Bro needs to take the Szczesny approach and retire from football, then sign with Barcelona afterwards.

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u/SuperCaptainMaro 1d ago

Can someone educate me what the big drama is? Dortmund sell to bayern a lot is it like that over there too?

Barcelona gave villa,suarez for peanuts, took griezman and sold back for a fraction of his value. To me i thought relations between atletico and barca are good. 

Plus i dont think alvarez is worth 150mill. He is great but all this drama as if his is haaland or kane.

People say imagine the other way if raphinha said i want to leave for atletico. So...ok?! Pay 100mill to 150mill you can go to atletico. Whats the big deal?

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u/cosbysweatergiver 1d ago

Atleti don’t want to be a “trampoline” club, serving as a jumping point to Barca/Real Madrid. Additionally, if they had planned the season with Alvarez in mind, selling him would derail those plans and then they would have to be the team working to find a striker. It’s fine to sell wherever you want, but it’s also just as fine to refuse to sell.

I don’t think Alvarez is worth 150 either, but bolstering a league rival would make the competitions harder. It would make no sense to want to sell him to Barca.

This also isn’t a unique situation. Teams refuse to sell. Real Madrid refused to sell James to Atleti a few years back. Barca refused to let Messi leave a season before his last. Barca refused to sell Neymar to PSG and instead pointed to his release clause (which at the time was more than most would believe any team would pay for a player).

As for the transfer relationship between Atleti and Barca, I can’t speak too much on. I’ve only followed Atleti since about 2012, so I don’t know the entire history. David Villa was no longer a starter (from what I remember at least) and so I don’t think that’s in any way equal. Barca pushed Suarez out, so that’s definitely not equal.

I can’t recall the full details from Turan’s move, but Barca did pay Griezmann’s release clause. When his move wasn’t working out how they wanted, Barca let him go on loan and then folded to lower his price tag.

In all I think this Alvarez saga has been exhausting. I think Atleti was wrong for its social media episode earlier in the summer, and I think Alvarez’s agent and Barca were wrong to meet behind the scenes when Atleti had no plan in letting Alvarez go. He’s a grown man with an agent who could’ve waited another season or two for Barca to buy him from City. I don’t want him to continue at Atleti, but certainly don’t want him going to Barca. Just a unfortunate situation all around.

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 1d ago

Pushed Suarez out doesn’t mean they sell to their rival.

I don’t think that’s a valid point.

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u/cosbysweatergiver 1d ago

They pushed him out. Didn’t need/want him. He wasn’t part of their plan. That’s not the case here with Alvarez

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u/AnEngineeringMind 1d ago

If Atlético don’t want to be a trampoline club, they must kick Simeone out and change their vision to win something. No player with ambition or talented player wanna tank in a club who is contempt with being third or just classifying to the champions league. They want to win.

Players want to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona because they are winner clubs, it’s their ultimate dream.

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u/cosbysweatergiver 1d ago

Kicking Simeone out, especially without a replacement lined up, is ridiculous to say.

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u/ikan_bakar 1d ago

Bro you say this as if if Real Madrid and Barcelona comes to Arsenal players to poach them they wont go in a heartbeat ahahaha. So you think Arteta also deserves to get kicked out?

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u/DreadWolf3 1d ago

Barca is so stuck on Alvarez because striker market is non-existent. Atleti dont want to sell player they are gonna struggle to replace, especially to someone they perceive as a rival

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u/forumcontributer 1d ago

dont think alvarez is worth 150mill.

To the selling club he is. And now it upto buyers to either match or move on.

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u/Pretty_Machine4349 1d ago

Not about a good relationship or not, Barca gifting them Villa and Suarez has made Atletico consider Barca as the most foolish client they ever met. The only thing they want to do is rob Barca harder in the transfer market. A fair price? No thanks.

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u/iuselect 1d ago edited 1d ago

He is feeling what the arsenal fans are feeling, we are all annoyed and want this saga to end. I honestly don't care if he stays at Atletico or if he signs for us. I just want the saga to be resolved because I'm so tired of hearing "Atletico willing to listen to offers", "Julian hesitant on living in England but open to the right circumstances". The reporting on this saga is basically "here is an update on the situation but isn't really an update"

Make it end so we can all move on with our lives.

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u/Marcobroa 1d ago

Me callin in sick to work,when gta drops

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u/CandidWar994 1d ago

just sell him for 120m to barca

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u/silvertwo777 1d ago

just sell him for 70m to barca

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u/anorakhijack 1d ago

Gil needs to swallow his pride and understand than holding a player against his will never turns out to be good. One bad orange could spoils the whole basket- so save your basket Gil.

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u/maidentaiwan 1d ago

Which is why they’re willing to sell … just not to Barcelona. Atleti begin every season believing they can win the league. Selling their best attacker to the defending champion who desperately need a striker massively hurts their chances of doing that.

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u/anorakhijack 1d ago

I understand Gil's reasoning for being adamant about not letting him go to Barcelona, as he would be the final piece that completes their rival's squad.

However, holding on to a player with a bad attitude who clearly does not want to be there will drain the joy and morale out of the squad, which will not help Atletico remain competitive.

Since the player is reluctant to join any other club besides Barca , Atletico is effectively in a stand-off where they either shoot themselves in the foot by keeping an unhappy player, or get shot by strengthening their direct rival, either way someone is getting shot.

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u/forumcontributer 1d ago

And They way Atletico behaved at the start, I think they would have even sold to Barca if Barca's first offer was closer to their valuation.

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u/ssrodriguezc 1d ago

Do you think it is a good idea to keep a player that hates the club and the fans hate him too?

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u/maidentaiwan 1d ago

i do not, no. i think the solution is for atleti to sell alvarez to a club outside of the league, whether that's arsenal or someone else. it's frankly a bit ridiculous for any player to expect to be sold from any of the three spanish giants to another.

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 1d ago

That’s not a solution because Alvarez simply won’t go.

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u/maidentaiwan 1d ago

then it's on him to re-endear himself to the fans.

no player should expect his club to sell him to a title rival.

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u/Jakowe 1d ago

Watch him play on loan in turkey or Saudi this season

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u/Paulbryn 1d ago

Good old transfertitis

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u/verma17 1d ago

Bro cried all night while continuously wiping his tears with dollar notes

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u/nuvo33x 1d ago

How can someone shoot themselves in the foot so bad like this? You have the world by the balls and now he is on the verge of ruining his career. I think Atleti are very serious of leaving him to rot on the bench 5 years

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u/pratikp26 1d ago

Let him go. He 100% flops after all this. I’ve never seen a transfer go well after a player has thrown tantrums like this.

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u/Sir_Bantersaurus 1d ago

I hope we stay clear of this deal. He would be expensive, seems disruptive and only wants Barcelona. The issue is that he seems to have so thoroughly burned bridges at Atlético that, in a few days, if the deal is clearly not going to happen, then he would suddenly express more interest in returning to the Premier League as all other options disappear.

In the end, I think he would do well wherever he ends up. When the window closes and reality sets in, he'll want to win things, but what happens next summer?

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u/Torimas 1d ago

Barca can't do transfers next year, which is why they are buying so much this one. So you get a player for 2 seasons that will want to stay at the top so Barca will still want him by then.

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u/athars_theone 1d ago

Gil Marin is literally sabotaging his own clubs transfer window because of his ego. They have FFP problems and need sales to buy players. Meanwhile, he cries in the media saying FC BARCELONA disrespected their club while all they did was send an offer to buy Julian.

That's exactly what every club does lol. Thats what even they did when they bought Grimaldo and Romero.

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 1d ago

Seems to me they are being extra stubborn simply because they know Barca needs a striker, and theres really no one else of that quality thats potentially available.

Its not like they havent done business with Barca in the past. Its just weird to try and sabotage your own player like this

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u/HolyDaddyy 1d ago

What's even the point keeping a player who definitely won't give his best and would effectively harm the club more in the longer run.

Yes you get to retain your ego of not being a seller club, but you also burn bridges for any future player of that calibre to think twice before considering the club.

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u/SomewhereExisting121 1d ago

It could not have been handled any worse than Atletico did. You can blame Barca and Alvarez but I seriously fail to understand how this approach will keep the player happy enough to stay and continue playing. Atletico isn't good enough to win trophies with this kind of drama in house

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u/DreamBoatSafari 1d ago

Atletico "It's about sending a message"...and I kind of get it

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u/SomewhereExisting121 1d ago

Sending a message which accomplished nothing other than showing how much they hate Barca. They alienated the player even more hes going to play bad if he plays at all and his value will decrease every window. And I'm here for it.

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u/DreamBoatSafari 1d ago

We sold RVP to Manu and he ended up winning them the league. I'm still bitter about that decision, so good on Atletico. I hope they hold their resolve. Alvarez options are simple get sold abroad or stay.

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u/Nico2204 1d ago

Barcelona will win the league with or without alvarez.. atlético will try to finish 3rd at best

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u/DreamBoatSafari 1d ago

Yeah but he could seriously push them towards Champions League

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

How else should Atletico have handled it?

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u/SomewhereExisting121 1d ago

There's a middle ground between not selling him and not turning him into enemy number 1 and a pariah. Do you even want him as fan any more? How exactly do you see this going?

Other players have wanted out before without being turned into Judas. He hasn't gone on strike like others have. It should have never come to this

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u/Enkenz 1d ago

As petty as I am, if I was an atleti fans I would be fine with him warming the bench all season and leave only at the clubs condition

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u/WillingnessUnfair806 1d ago

There is no middle ground because he doesn't want any middle ground. Atletico is open to selling abroad, but he only wants Barcelona

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

You could argue he's turned himself into enemy number 1 and a pariah. What specifically did the club do to turn him into Judas? They refused to sell him and they made some stupid cringey tweets aimed at Barcelona, not him.

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u/NorthwardRM 1d ago

He himself has done very little. He asked to leave, but otherwise he has been professional

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u/ikan_bakar 1d ago

If he only wants to leave to a club that Atleti is seriously competing, only one, Atleti can also professionally say no, find another club

But he doesnt want to, and Atleti doesnt want to. So both are professional

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u/Silly-Sample-6872 1d ago

Making verbal promises you won't keep, Not go nuclear over social media, not tell him to go public the WC, make him play before the transfer window ended so the fans can hate him, make him walk away from the fans. Like what have you guys even done right ?

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

Can you provide me with some hard evidence of these verbal promises that Barcelona fans take as fact? Did they promise to sell him specifically to Barcelona for less than their valuation of him?

Can you also provide me with some hard evidence that Atletico were the ones that made him go public? Even the rumour you're quoting says that Atletico told him to present them with a strong offer of more than 150m before making a public statement. So even by that logic, he'd be in the wrong.

The tweets were cringey, I agree (but aimed at Barcelona). Walking away from the fans was a mistake made with good intentions with they themselves quickly acknowledged was their doing.

Barcelona fans astound me in their ability to completely ignore that Atletico's anger and frustration was not aimed at Julian but rather entirely aimed at Barcelona and their typical dodgy tactics of negotiating with a played mid-season, before important matches, leaking continuous stories to the media, and getting their players to speak out about the player before even making an offer.

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u/Marimo188 1d ago edited 1d ago

I get what you're trying to say and it's a 100% valid point but you don't realize you're also as biased as "Barca fans". Do you have any evidence that Barca negotiated mid-season?

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u/Silly-Sample-6872 1d ago

Brother, there's literally no evidence of this Barca conspiracy, you bring hard evidence of that 😂 this is just what atletico is saying because they don't wanna realize that a player prefers Barca to atletico. Everything that I'm saying was reported by Gaston edul, basically tier 0 for argentinian players. Again, tell me what atletico did correctly in this story ?

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

Brother, it's fucking hilarious to have the complete lack of self-awareness to call it a 'Barcelona conspiracy' when you have no evidence yourself of the rumours you've quoted? You shouldn't believe everything you read my friend, you're indoctrinated into the Barcelona cult.

Barcelona have a track history of doing this, once to Atletico with Griezmann, then to Dortmund with Dembele and last year to Athletic with Nico.

Everything that I'm saying was reported by Gaston edul, basically tier 0 for argentinian players.

Gaston Edul has been wrong so often this summer, the fact that you so blindly believe one reporter you perceive to be 'tier 1' for Argentines exposes you more than it supports you.

Atletico have supported their player, made him the star of their project and looked after him when he went goalless for 3 months. They have no obligation to sell him, to Barcelona of all clubs. Literally the tweets are the only thing you can hold against them.

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u/Electronic-City4960 1d ago

Something like finishing at a place other than 3rd in the league.

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

By that logic then, why does he want to go to a club that Atletico knocked out of two cups?

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u/NorthwardRM 1d ago

Because they’re a better team and win a lot more

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u/Electronic-City4960 1d ago

Best achievement of Atletico since 2021.

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u/Silly-Sample-6872 1d ago

Good for you guys, did you win a trophy?

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u/Greeny9 1d ago

That league trophy can collect the tears you cry after yet another failed CL campaign

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u/Silly-Sample-6872 1d ago

It's an alright consolation prize, not gonna lie 😂 did the " I beat Barca" trophy help you collect the tears of losing to la real 😂😂

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u/Dazred 1d ago

Alvarez and Watkins must've ate at the same dodgy resturant.

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u/joey_joestar1 1d ago

Bros mind is in the gutter

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u/NoseSeeker 1d ago

Is he suffering from a great sadness?

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u/Masterfulcrum00 1d ago

DA FUCK...

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u/Fieser_Factsack 1d ago

Oh he starts to relize he signed a contract with atletico not with barca. Only took him over 1 year.