Alvarez 'focused' amid transfer links, insists new Atleti teammate Romero

[p][b]"Julian, I see him doing very well,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romero-cristian/jBZTWXMn/"]Romero[/a] told reporters at his presentation after joining from Premier League side Tottenham on a five-year deal for 40 million euros.[/p][p][b]"I've been here for five or six days, and I see him as always, a guy who wants to keep scoring goals, keep entertaining people, and I see him really focused."[/b][/p][p]Amid transfer bids from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Alvarez[/a] said this summer it would be best for everyone if he was allowed to depart. However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] held firm and kept the former Manchester City striker.[/p][embed guid="3083c904-2537-4e25-b7f6-cbcba7a48d11" url="https://x.com/atletienglish/status/2090429114515656740" social-type="twitter" /][p]Neither Romero nor Alvarez, runners-up in the World Cup, were involved in the team's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/malaga-25tIqYiJ/?mid=MX8chH9e"]2-0 win over Malaga on Wednesday[/a], their LaLiga opener.[/p][p]Coach Diego Simeone said he would try to build the team around Alvarez, while highlighting the "leadership" of Romero, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.[/p][p][b]"(Simeone) asked me to be a leader on the pitch, to help my teammates,"[/b] said Romero.[/p][p][b]"I hope to be up to the challenge and carve my name into the history of this great club."[/b][/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]