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Julian Alvarez wants to leave Atletico Madrid to 'fulfil his dream'

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Argentina forward Julian Alvarez said on Monday ⁠he wants to leave Atletico Madrid to "fulfil his dream" following reported interest from ‌Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris St Germain.

[p][b]"I spoke ‌with people at the club ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a]), ‌with those I had to speak with, ‌and the best thing for everyone ‌is a transfer and I want to fulfil my dream," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Alvarez[/a] said after ‌Argentina's World Cup Group J ⁠win over Austria.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's ‌not the time to talk about this, ​but I also can't hide it. I try to be an ​honest person."[/b][/p][p]Weeks earlier, Atletico rejected a 150 million euro offer from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]⁠Real Madrid[/a] ​for the 26-year-old forward, according to media reports. Spanish and Argentine media have also reported interest in the player's ‌services from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a].[/p][embed guid="209e428a-ac12-471f-b806-b2b74b8397d1" url="https://x.com/ESPNFC/status/2069180663786357056" social-type="twitter" /][p]Alvarez, who joined the LaLiga club from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] in 2024 for a fee reported by Spanish and English media to be 95 million euros, said his future remains undecided.[/p][p][b]"It's not known when it will be resolved," he told ‌reporters at the Dallas stadium.[/b][/p][p]The striker has ‌been recovering from an ankle injury and has come off the bench in both of Argentina's matches at the World Cup.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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