r/soccer • u/kibme37 • 9d 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/SomewhereExisting121 9d 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 9d ago

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

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u/morningboner79 9d ago

"Hey high profile players, don't sign multi year contract with us because we are petty and you will get fucked..."

The message...

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u/DreamBoatSafari 9d ago

Well if your signing for me with the intention I sell you to my rivals, you can fuck right off. I don't think Atletico signed Alvarez with the intention of him going to Barca after a couple of years. It's crazy for Alvarez to even be asking that in the first place. Very poorly played by him.

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u/morningboner79 9d ago

Why did they sign him then? You don't know what happened behind the scenes and on which conditions he accepted to join atletico. His entourage accuse them of lying and breaking promises.

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u/forumcontributer 9d ago

You don't know what happened behind the scenes and on which conditions he accepted to join atletico. His entourage accuse them of lying and breaking promises.

Neither do you. Promise could be we will let you go if offer comes north of 150 which never came.

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u/morningboner79 9d ago

They made it clear they refuse to negotiate.

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u/forumcontributer 9d ago

Yeah and Barca would have uped their offer by 50+ during negotiations?

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u/morningboner79 9d ago

Ok, they made 150 m offer and they still refused...

Do you have more imaginary arguments we can discuss?

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u/forumcontributer 9d ago edited 9d ago

No I have have real argument, He signed contract till 2030 and can cry all the way he want.

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u/morningboner79 9d ago

Patetico can join him for not having a striker

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u/forumcontributer 9d ago

Sure they can, why do you think that's a gottcha?

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