Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has shut down suggestions that Julian Alavrez could leave the club this summer, claiming the Argentinian will “die at Atletico Madrid”.

"Julian Alvarez is a player of Atletico de Madrid



He’s very happy here, he is our player and he will remain our player.

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"He was raised at Atletico Madrid and he will die at Atletico Madrid.”

Alvarez moved to Atletico last summer for a fee of up £82 million ($110M) and has enjoyed an excellent first season in La Liga

Julian Alvarez has been linked with a move to Liverpool

His ability to play up front or in a more withdrawn role would certainly appeal to most clubs, and Alavrez would be a welcome addition at Liverpool - and offer an instant upgrade on Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez.

Alvarez was heavily linked with a move to Anfield earlier this year, following comments from his agent that Liverpool were in the running to sign the World Cup winner

“I confirm that Liverpool were interested in Julian last season,” Fernando Hidalgo, Alvarez’s representative, told winwin.com

“As for the future, it’s not the right time to talk about it, because Julian is participating in important tournaments and is fully focused on them.”

Those reports went quiet for a few months but reemerged when Fichajes stated Alvarez and Nunez could be involved in a swap deal this summer, although Liverpool would have to pay a fee on top of that.

That looks unlikely now following Cerezo’s comments, while Liverpool has been linked with Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko in recent weeks.