ANDthe future of Julian Alvarez was one of the most outstanding issues of the intervention of Roberto Gomez in The Tribe. During his conversation with Raul Varelathe journalist reviewed several current topics, from the Real Madrid elections to the situation of several First Division benches, although he was especially forceful when talking about the Argentine forward of Atlético de Madrid. “Julián Álvarez is not leaving Atlético de Madrid”he assured.
“Julián Álvarez is staying. That’s the news”
Asked about the rumors surrounding the red-and-white attacker, Gómez left no room for interpretation. “Julián Álvarez is staying. That’s the news”he stated categorically. “It’s not going away. It’s not going away”responded when asked if the player’s continuity depended on the footballer’s will or the club’s position.
Julián, in an Atlético match.
The journalist went further and assured that, according to the information he has, there is no specific movement around the red-and-white attacker. “No one has approached Atlético de Madrid with interest in the player”he stated during the gathering.
Atlético de Madrid is not going to negotiate for him, the only possibility there is is the clause
Roberto Gómez also explained what, in his opinion, is the position of the Madrid club regarding the Argentine. “Atlético de Madrid wants him to stay”he pointed out bluntly. Furthermore, he ruled out any negotiation scenario on the part of the red-and-white entity: “Atlético de Madrid is not going to negotiate for him. The only possibility there is is the clause”.
Real Madrid’s elections and Riquelme’s project
During his speech, Roberto Gómez also referred to the Real Madrid electoral campaign which, in his opinion, “it has gotten muddy“The journalist believes that the focus should be on the sports project and demanded that Riquelme make his plans known as soon as possible.”Riquelme has to announce who is going to be his coach by Tuesday at the latest.who is going to be his sports director and what players he wants.
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In addition, he left a clue about the technician who, according to his information, would be in the candidate’s plans. “Coach with current contracthis team has not finished the season,” he commented without revealing his identity. Regarding the footballers, “two players whose coach has left, internationalvery recognized and who are going to be in the World Cup.”
Bordalás and Rayo, other proper names
The situation of José Bordalás also took center stage during the talk. Gómez explained that he has an important offer to continue at Getafe and that it is the coach himself who must make the final decision about his future. “Ángel Torres wants Bordalás to continue. The offer he has to continue is spectacular”he pointed out.
Led by Luis Milla and Juan Iglesias, they jumped into the press room to celebrate with the coach
He also spoke of future bench of Rayo Vallecano. Although he avoided giving names, he announced that the club is in talks with several candidates and showed his admiration for one of them. “The best placed is a great coach, he is a magnificent coach, a superb coach,” he said.