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If there’s one man who knows what it’s like to play for the Argentine national team, Manchester City, Atlético de Madrid, and FC Barcelona, it’s Sergio Agüero. “Kun” played for all those teams in his playing career before retiring.
Now, Julián Álvarez looks to follow in his footsteps and join Barça after stints in Madrid and Manchester. The Argentine forward made his preference clear while playing with Argentina in the FIFA World Cup, though Atlético seem uninterested in bargaining.
Kun was ready to give his take on the proposed transfer on the streaming show Jijantes.
“Julián would fit in at many clubs, but he would fit in spectacularly at Barça given his style of play. He is a top-class player – someone who can play anywhere and is an all-around attacking threat,” Agüero said.
“It’s great to have players like that. He’s an attacking player – winger, forward, attacking midfielder… He’s a versatile asset; you can use him when others get injured.”
Agüero backed Álvarez’s decision to go public with his desire to leave as well.
“The player has no other choice but to be sincere, to be honest. He says he met with the club and they agreed that a transfer is the best course of action,” noted Agüero.
Atlético were quick to declare that they would not accept negotiations for him, instead pointing to his €500m release clause, which would be virtually impossible to meet.
“With that release clause, the decision rests with the club. The club will decide whether or not to sell you – and, being honest, he ended up telling the club the truth – and that is the best approach,” the former player said.
Agüero stated that no club wants to admit that they are willing to let a player go, and that it could simply be posturing. He also gave his personal opinion of what to do when a star player wants out.
“If I were the club and a player wasn’t happy, whether because of the city or for any other reason, or felt bad about his teammates, the coach, or an executive… if he wasn’t comfortable, the best thing to do would be to find a solution and sell him. You can’t have a player around all year looking miserable and bringing bad vibes. If he isn’t comfortable, the club needs to help him; that’s how it works, as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
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