After a day marked by the whistles of the fans of Atlético de Madrid against Julián Álvarez, both when he was announced and when he entered against Villarreal, many came out to share their reflections on his situation at the club. One of them was Jorge Valdano, who analyzed the delicate present of the Argentine forward and left a forceful reflection on his relationship with the team and its fans.
In his usual participation on Movistar, the world champion in Mexico 1986 referred to a phrase by a famous Argentine author to explain what he observed in La Araña during the last match at the Metropolitano. "For these cases, I always use a phrase from Julio Cortázar, the Argentine writer, who said that 'when one says they are leaving, it means they have already left'. And if you looked at Julián's face today, it means he had already left", he expressed.
Later, the former forward deepened his analysis based on the body language of the forward and the reaction of the fans. "If we looked at his gaze, he had already left. And if we looked at the people, he had also already left", he maintained.
The words of the former footballer came after a particularly tense day for Álvarez. The Argentine was booed when his name appeared on the stadium screens and received public disapproval again when he entered in the second half against the Yellow Submarine.
