The president of Atlético Madrid was forceful about Julián Álvarez's future: 'Until I tell him, he won't go'

The future of Julián Álvarez at Atlético de Madrid was once again the subject of debate in Spain. Amid rumors about a possible interest from Barcelona, the club's president, Enrique Cerezo, came to the crossroads and left a firm stance on the striker's continuity

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In the run-up to the match just against the Catalans for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the leader was decisive about the Argentine's situation. First of all, he was asked if he could guarantee the Argentine's stay next season, to which he answered with irony: “Can you guarantee that you are not going to die between now and the end of the year? ”.

Faced with the insistence on the subject, the boss was even clearer: “If a player has a contract with a team and has many years left on his contract with that team, then you tell me what can happen. In that case, he thinks that I am God, and until I tell him to leave, he's not going to leave.”

Finally, he reinforced his position by noting that there is no intention of transferring him: “I'll explain it to you in three words: he has a contract with Atlético de Madrid,” he said, before joking about the length of

the sentence.

Beyond the pass market, Cerezo also referred to the present of the team led by Diego Simeone and was optimistic about the European crossing, while stressing the importance of the “Orejona”, one that, in his words, the club “wants to win much more than any other team”.

In this way, Atlético is trying to put a stop to speculation and support one of its main figures in the midst of the interest of other European football giants.

Julián Álvarez's numbers at Atlético Madrid

Since his arrival in mid-2024 from Manchester City, the Calchín native played 7,073 minutes with the Colchonero jersey, spread over 101 games, in which he scored 46 goals and provided 17 assists

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