Julián arrived from City at the express request of Atlético manager and fellow Argentine Diego Simeone, which should have made his transition into the team easy. Everything is fine but he cannot understand why Simeone has so little faith in him.

Nobody at the club admits that they do not have complete faith in Julián Álvarez, but what is clear is that he is not getting as many minutes on the pitch as he would like. He is not finding the back of the net as often as he would want, but that is something that other La Liga debutants, like Kylian Mbappé, are also struggling with.

Simeone is refusing to add fuel to the fire and simply demands patience for the lad. Julián Álvarez is very young and needs time. Everything will fall into place and he will become one of the team’s best players. As a side note, many in the squad do not understand why the manager’s son is in the team, given that Giuliano Simeone has not yet shown any potential whatsoever.