In the past two weeks, the 24-year-old striker has been very outspoken about his lack of playing time at <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-city" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manchester City</a>. Known as “La Araña,” <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/julian-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Julián Álvarez</a> is one of world soccer’s serial winners, having won every major championship a player can achieve at such a young age.



Still, Álvarez has been in the shadow of Erling Haaland, and with the way Pep Guardiola is setting up the new season, Álvarez is likely to continue playing the role of a super sub.



Now, according to Gastón Edul and various other outlets, Julián Álvarez is set to move to LaLiga and play for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/atletico-madrid" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Atlético de Madrid</a>.



<h2>Atlético de Madrid in for Julián Álvarez</h2>



According to César Merlo, Julián Álvarez will be transferred to Atlético de Madrid and will sign a five-year deal with the Spanish club. For Álvarez, this move will make him the team’s primary striker from the start.


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At the Champions League level, Álvarez will continue to play on the biggest stage of European club football. Atlético de Madrid has been pursuing the Argentine striker for some time now, and the transfer fee is expected to be in the $70 million range.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-city">Manchester City</a> have been officially penalized by the Premier League for a series of irregularities over the past 24 months, resulting in a fine of approximately €2.5 million. The key issues cited were delays in returning to the pitch for the second half of matches, largely attributed to Pep Guardiola’s halftime speeches.



Manchester City have frequently been the team most delayed in returning to the field after halftime in recent <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/premier-league">Premier League</a> seasons, with delays of up to three minutes reported in some matches. 



These delays have been penalized due to their impact on television agreements, broadcast schedules of major networks, and the overall disruption of those holding the rights to the competition. Guardiola acknowledged being informed about the issue during preseason and did not deny that his team’s delays were a recurring problem.



“Yes, I read the news recently. I’ll have to shorten my halftime speeches,” <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/pep-guardiola">Guardiola</a> said humorously, reflecting on the penalties imposed by the Premier League. This issue of delays have occurred for Manchester City in 22 of the last 76 Premier League matchdays. 



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<h2>Upcoming matches for Manchester City</h2>



After the victory 4-2 over <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/chelsea">Chelsea</a> in their last preseason friendly, the real action begins. Manchester City will play Manchester United in a derby at Wembley on Saturday 10 for the Community Shield final, marking the start of their season. Guardiola’s team will then play Chelsea, Ipswich, and West Ham in their opening Premier League fixtures.




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The opening match of the Premier League will be played between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-united">Manchester United</a> and Fulham on Friday, August 16 and the best match of the first round will be played on Sunday 18 between Manchester City and Chelsea.

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Spain lifted the 2024 Euros at the expense of England, who have now lost two consecutive Euro Cups back to back, the first being to Italy in 2020. The 2024 Euros marked Spain’s fourth European championship and left England once again continuing their silverware drought.



England, in their rich history in the game, have only won one major title—it was the 1966 FIFA World Cup played at home. For one Premier League player, England’s defeat was music to his ears.



Said player is Cristian Romero, the Argentine defender and FIFA World Cup winner, who also recently took home his fourth title with Argentina in this summer’s Copa America. Romero spoke with ESPN in Argentina and did not hold back his glee that the Three Lions came up short.



<h2>Cristian Romero Takes Jab at England</h2>



In the interview, Romero stated, “If England won the Euro Final, they would’ve gotten too cocky, and I’d have to have put up with them all year long.” An Argentine calling an English fan “too cocky” seems a bit of a stretch, but for Romero, seeing England lose is just what the doctor ordered.


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As for Romero and Tottenham, they begin the new Premier League season Monday, August 19th, against Leicester City. Spurs will be hoping to finally get over the hump and challenge for the Premier League crown and take home some silverware.

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