The agent of Julian Alvarez has claimed Liverpool were interested in signing the Argentina World Cup winner from Manchester City last year
Alvarez was signed by City from River Plate in 2022 and went on to score 36 goals in 103 appearances
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The 25-year-old subsequently moved from the Etihad to Spanish side Atletico Madrid in a deal worth more than £80million last August.
his agent Fernando Hidalgo has stated Liverpool had enquired about signing Alvarez before his switch to La Liga.
Hidalgo
“As for the future, this is not the right time to talk about it, as Julian is competing in important tournaments and is fully focused on them.”
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Alvarez has been in impressive form for Atletico this season with 22 goals in 43 appearances to help keep Diego Simeone's side in contention for the domestic title.
However, he was caught up in controversy in midweek when VAR adjudged the striker touched the ball twice when scoring his penalty in the Champions League shoot-out against Real Madrid, with the effort disallowed and Atletico then being dumped out of the competition.
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