And he goes by the name of Alvarez...good luck Julian!

ninjamonkey said:
Atleti are the third richest club in the second richest league and have not been shy in spending huge money over the last decade, they aren't paupers.

Don't see what your second point has got to do with the fee we got.
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Certainly not stating Atleti are paupers but you have to remain realistic in the market conditions you're operating within, especially with more clubs paying attention to PSR. At the end of the day Atleti were never going to repeat the same mistake they made 4 or 5 years ago with Felix & pay north of £100m for another striker.

I couldn't see another club paying £100m plus for Alvarez as you were hoping for unless it was another Premiership club. Which then led me to my second point that whilst clubs can agree a transfer fee its still up to the player to decide if they want to go to a particular club. I suspect Alvarez would prefer to go a Spanish club rather than another Premiership club & it suited both parties as opposed to selling him to another Premiership club for a slightly higher fee & facing him on a regular basis domestically.
 
Gutted Julian has left, thought he did really well for us last season when Haaland was injured.

Never good to see great players that have grown at the club leave but with the deal we got for him and the minutes he likely would’ve got this season (if Erling stays fit) I can understand it. Everyone has a price at the end of the day, we brought him in for not a lot of money and made a lot.
 
Good player? Definitely.

Legend? No chance. That comes with longevity.

Wish him all the best and move on. Simple.
 
A good deal for all concerned. Player gets more of a leading role rather than as backup to Haaland. New club gets a very good player that fits their style and we get a good fee and healthy profit.

Only downside is that he would've been perfect to help Echeverri settle in when he arrives in January.
 
I can be a bit indifferent to players when they move on because they think the grass is greener . See ya, dont let the door hit you on the way out. Fanks n all that.
I was the same with zinchenko and jesus when they went. Pissed myself speaking to arsenal fans i spoke to before the cup game in the jan , when they were flying and thought theyd signed zico and socrates. Nope, theres usually a reason why we let players go.

In the cases of david silva etc its a big huge thank you.
In the cases of alvarez etc its because hes not quite good enough.

So thanks julian, you were ok and had a historical personal trophy run with us.
 
Good player but no way would we be paying £80m for him.
He happened to be in the right teams at the right moment to win trophies but never really played a leading role.
I think Atleti got rinsed with this deal.
Good luck to him.
 
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