The 24-year-old striker Julian Alvarez, who was previously with Man City, signed a six-year contract with Atletico Madrid on August 12th, with a possible transfer cost of up to $104 million.

Alvarez signed a six-year contract with Atletico, which runs until the summer of 2030, after passing a physical examination. According to Atletico’s website, “the Argentine striker is versatile, quick, technical, and has the ability to link up well with his teammates.” “He is a skilled playmaker as well.”

Alvarez cost Atletico $138 million in 2019, making him the club’s second-most expensive acquisition ever. Joao Felix came from Benfica. Diego Simeone, the Argentine coach, is credited with helping Alvarez decide to join Atletico Madrid rather than PSG.

Man City also shared five tributes to Alvarez at the same time, which included parting statements, accomplishments, and pictures and videos of the Argentine striker’s finest moments from his two seasons at the Etihad. In his first season, the 24-year-old striker helped Man City win the treble and establish a record with four straight Premier League titles with 36 goals in 103 appearances.

Man City reportedly paid an initial transfer price of 82 million USD to Atletico, with the possibility of receiving an extra 22 million USD based on Alvarez’s performance there, according to the BBC. Atletico may be required to pay a transfer fee totalling up to 104 million USD. In any case, Alvarez is the player that Man City has ever sold for the most money—he went above and beyond the 61 million USD Raheem Sterling to Chelsea deal in the summer of 2022.

Atletico commits to field Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Alvarez in a three-horse contest for La Liga in 2024–2025. Antoine Griezmann, Alvarez, Felix, Angel Correa, Samu Omorodion, and Alexander Sorloth are the six experienced strikers that Simeone presently has at his disposal. Felix might go from that, and Griezmann will play in the midfield.

Alvarez was born in 2000, raised in the training facility of River Plate, played five seasons in Argentina, and finished with 54 goals in 122 games before signing a contract with Man City in the summer of 2022 for a meagre 18 million USD transfer fee. Almost all major championships, including the World Cup, the Premier League, the Champions League, the Copa America, and the Copa Libertadores, have been won by him.