'Upside down Aguero's path?'...I've even admitted Tier 1 of the transfer market! "Man City Super Sub, Close to Transfer Agreement"→"At least 5x the amount you paid in"
Aug 06, 2024
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David Onstein, a journalist with the global sports media The Athletic and the highest public confidence, reported on the 6th (Korea time) 'Atletico is close to signing an Alvarez transfer contract with Manchester City'
Alvarez was widely expected to leave Manchester City recently. The reason was the exclusion of selection from important games. Alvarez finished his first season at Manchester City with a superb serve, and in the previous 2023-2024 season, he played a great role in 54 official games, 19 goals and 13 assists.
But there was monster striker Elling Holan at the forefront of Manchester City. Pep Guardiola could not put Álvarez in important games instead of Holan, who scored 38 goals. In the end, Alvarez expressed dissatisfaction with the situation, raising the possibility of a transfer.
The teams that were initially known to have shown interest in recruiting when Alvarez's transfer was mentioned were Arsenal, France's prestigious Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Atletico. In particular, Atletico have shown steady interest since Alvarez's possible transfer emerged.
Atletico, which showed the most active attitude, reportedly even handed over a surprising proposal recently. Some British media even reported that Atletico offered Manchester City Joao Felix and cash as a package. However, Manchester City is said to want a high transfer fee, and Felix's value is continuously falling, so it seemed unlikely that Manchester City would receive the offer.
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Onstein says 'Atletico is close to signing an Alvarez contract. A complete agreement has not yet been reached, but an agreement is approaching, and negotiations on the final transfer fee and payment structure have begun. 'The negotiations have made considerable progress, and if the transfer is completed, Manchester City is expected to receive at least five times the transfer fee of 14 million pounds (about 24 billion won), which was paid when recruiting Alvarez.' Along with the negotiation situation, Alvarez's transfer fee will be at least 70 million pounds (about 120 billion won).
Then 'Albares is eager to move to Atletico, so a personal agreement is unlikely to be a problem. In addition, regarding the transfer of Álvarez, Atletico will ease their opposition to the sale of Samu Omorodion, and Chelsea is pushing for a transfer fee of 40 million euros (about 60 billion won) to recruit him, he said.
If Álvarez heads to Atletico, he will walk backwards the path of Manchester City senior Aguero, who has been compared to him. Aguero joined Manchester City in 2011 based on his strong performance at Atletico, and Álvarez is expected to head to Atletico for a starting position after his performance at Manchester City.
Álvarez, who was expected to be Aguero's successor, is about to head to the club that put Aguero in the ranks of global strikers. Attention is also focusing on whether Álvarez, who will take the main position, will be able to prove his value at Atletico.
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