{"id":486251,"date":"2024-08-12T11:34:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=486251"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:34:35","slug":"official-atletico-madrid-announce-alvarez-104-million","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/official-atletico-madrid-announce-alvarez-104-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Atletico Madrid announce Alvarez $104 million deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atl\u00e9tico Madrid has completed the $104 million signing of Manchester City striker Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez on a six-year deal. The Spanish side, managed by Diego Simeone, will pay an initial $82.5 million, with an additional $21.5 potentially payable in add-ons for the Argentine forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">The Amazing Juli\u00e1n <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2bipZivgA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/B2bipZivgA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@Atleti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atleti\/status\/1823019191424713078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This transfer marks a record sale for Manchester City, surpassing the $64 million they received from Chelsea for Raheem Sterling in 2022. City had originally signed \u00c1lvarez from Argentine club River Plate for $18 million in January 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83d\udd77 \u00a1La ara\u00f1a es rojiblanca! \u2764\ud83e\udd0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5VdXHkSlu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/t5VdXHkSlu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@Atleti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atleti\/status\/1823007853566685551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his time at Manchester City, where he won six major trophies, \u00c1lvarez expressed deep gratitude and affection for the club. &#8220;Today I say goodbye to this amazing club, with a lot of emotion,&#8221; he said. &#8220;These have been two very special years. During this time, I have grown and learned a lot\u2014both as a player and as a person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City&#8217;s director of football, Txiki Begiristain, praised \u00c1lvarez, noting that &#8220;the trophies he has won already tell their own story\u2014he is a winner.&#8221; Begiristain added, &#8220;I look forward to watching him develop further in the remainder of his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atl\u00e9tico Madrid has completed the $104 million signing of Manchester City striker Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez on a six-year deal. 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