Atletico President: We Never Wanted to Sell Julian, Barcelona Lacked Class

Atletico Madrid has once again reiterated its firm stance against parting ways with star player Julian Alvarez, despite persistent interest from Barcelona. This time, club president Enrique Cerezo affirmed the decision.

“After a rather complicated summer, marked by incessant questions about Julian, the fact remains that he is an Atletico Madrid player and always has been. We never had any intention of selling him,” Cerezo commented to El Desmarque ahead of today’s match against Villarreal. He was also asked if Barcelona had shown disrespect towards his club. “What I believe is that Barcelona was not up to par given the circumstances and did not do what is usually done in such situations,” added the Madrid chief.