Enrique Cerezo once again laid out his stance on Julián Alvarez, challenging any interested clubs to pay the forward’s €500 million ($580 million) contractual release clause. However, the Atlético Madrid president may have undermined his position by repeatedly referring to his star as “Julián Lopez.”
Álvarez’s future is fast becoming one of the transfer sagas of the summer, with Barcelona and Real Madrid among the clubs showing interest in a move.