{"id":516832,"date":"2026-08-24T07:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=516832"},"modified":"2026-08-24T07:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:01:06","slug":"simeone-defends-alvarez-from-atletico-madrid-supporter-backlash","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/simeone-defends-alvarez-from-atletico-madrid-supporter-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Simeone defends  Alvarez from Atletico Madrid supporter backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Simeone is publicly backing Julian Alvarez after Atletico Madrid fans booed and whistled at him during their game vs. Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and Barcelona are monitoring the situation around the Argentinian forward closely, as they view the 26-year-old goal scorer as a primary target to reinforce their attack before the end of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Julian has made himself persona non grata with the Atletico Madrid supporters after sharing a few months ago that his dream destination is Barcelona. During yesterday\u2019s tense game with the Yellow Submarine, which saw the Madrid club scoring a dramatic late equalizer, Alvarez was heavily targeted by the Atletico fans.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian was loudly abused while warming up, jeered when his name was announced among the substitutes, and met with a deafening chorus of whistles when he entered the pitch in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> half. After the end of the game, the Argentinian walked straight down the tunnel alone while his teammates remained to clap to the fans at Metropolitano.<\/p>\n<p>Simeone, however, defended Julian as he revealed that the directors of the club chose Alvarez not to remain on the pitch and greet the fans, not the forward himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Everyone wants to see Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez at Barcelona\u2026 except Atl\u00e9tico president Gil Mar\u00edn. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 The fans.<br \/>\u2705 Diego Simeone, who has asked for attacking reinforcements but needs to sell.<br \/>\u2705 Barcelona.<br \/>\u2705 Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez himself.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone except one man. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>(Source:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3DyJR8f1ow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/3DyJR8f1ow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/2091782811347030134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Simeone is publicly backing Julian Alvarez after Atletico Madrid fans booed and whistled at him during their game vs. Villarreal. 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