Atlético Madrid: No amount of money can buy Julián Álvarez from us
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Atlético Madrid has issued a statement to Diario AS, declaring that Barcelona cannot sign Julián Álvarez unless they pay his €500 million release clause.
Atletico Madrid has issued a firm statement to Spanish newspaper Diario AS regarding the future of forward Julián Álvarez. The club stated that no amount of money would convince them to sell the player to Barcelona.
"There is no amount of money for which Barça can buy Julián Álvarez. He will not be transferred to Barcelona," the statement read. "Either they pay the release clause for €500m or there is no deal."
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