Chelsea Open Initial Talks to Bring in Julian Alvarez

Chelsea reportedly starting to show concrete steps in efforts to recruit attackers Atlético Madrid, Julian Alvarez. Media in Argentina stated that the London club had made an initial approach to open up transfer opportunities for the player, who had also previously been on Chelsea’s radar before moving from Manchester City to Spain.

Since joining Atletico Madrid, Alvarez has appeared quite productive. The 26 year old striker has scored 40 goals in 88 appearances in all competitions. Apart from that, he also contributed 13 assists, showing his role as not only a goal scorer, but also an attack creator.

However, bringing in Alvarez will not be easy. He is still under contract with Atletico until 2030, which makes his transfer value potentially very high. This situation is one of the factors that makes the negotiation process complicated.

Report from Argentina regarding Chelsea’s approach

Although rumors of Chelsea’s interest in Alvarez have emerged several times, there has previously been no strong indication that talks are actually taking place. However, this situation is said to be starting to change.

An ESPN Argentina journalist revealed that Chelsea is taking a gradual approach. He said that communication between the relevant parties was already underway.

“Chelsea is slowly making moves for Julián Álvarez. I have information that there are already talks. In fact, some of the agents handling his transfer are in London this week to watch Chelsea’s match against Arsenal,” he told ESPN Argentina.

This claim strengthens the suspicion that Chelsea’s interest this time is not just an ordinary rumor, but is starting to lead to more serious steps.

Alvarez’s Performance This Season

Even though he has a fairly good overall record with Atletico, Alvarez’s performance this season has been somewhat unstable. He scored 11 goals in 31 matches in all competitions.

In La Liga, his contribution is also not very prominent. From 22 appearances, he has only scored seven goals. This record shows that Alvarez has not been completely consistent in maintaining his productivity this season.

This situation could be a consideration for Chelsea in assessing the value and role of Alvarez if the transfer actually materializes.

Joao Pedro Appears Impressive at Chelsea

In the midst of rumors of interest in Alvarez, Chelsea actually has a striker who is showing positive performance. Joao Pedrowho was brought in last summer, has appeared quite consistently throughout this season, including in Premier League.

Since Liam Rosenior took on the role of coach, the Brazilian player’s performance has improved. He has scored 12 goals and five assists from 33 matches in all competitions.

In the last three Premier League matches, Pedro has always listed his name on the scoreboard. To date, he has collected eight league goals, and has the opportunity to surpass his tally of 10 goals with Brighton in the previous season.

This condition makes Chelsea have quite solid options on the front lines, as well as adding dynamics to plans for recruiting new players transfer market coming.