In the run-up to the Champions League semifinals against Arsenal, and amid rumors that indicate Barcelona's interest in hiring him in the short term, Julián Álvarez made it clear that his priority is currently set with Atlético de Madrid.
At the press conference before the European match, the forward of the Argentine National Team was consulted by the versions about a possible transfer to the team in the next pass market and was forceful: “I try not to give importance to what they say. New things come out every week, any kind of new information. I try not to waste energy on that, to focus on what we're doing. It's the most important moment of the season, I want to be well so I can help the team and do great things here.”
Along the same lines, he commented: “I focused here to do great things here.” “I can't be coming out to clarify and deny anything that comes out all the time. I try not to give importance to social networks because it makes a ball of lies. I don't spend energy on that, I save it for the things that interest me and to help the team,” he added
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Beyond their future, La Araña focused on the immediate challenge against the London club and avoided talking about favouritism in the series: “We always talk about whether there is a favorite, but we only think about what we have to do”. In addition, he stressed the squad's ambition: “We wanted to be champions and these days we have spoken in the group and we have a very clear objective. We're having a really good season, we want to make history.”
Finally, he valued the team's growth compared to last season and aimed to make the definitive leap: “Last year we were out of these competitions in March and we are proud of this to go all the way. We have to get up from the coup and we're going to do everything we can to get to the final.”
