Julian Alvarez Considers Agent Change Amid Transfer Turmoil
The long, messy summer around Julian Alvarez’s future is now cutting into the heart of his inner circle.
According to Onda Cero, the Argentine forward is seriously weighing up a split from his long-time agent Fernando Hidalgo, the man who has handled his career from the very beginning. The trust that once underpinned that relationship has been badly shaken by the transfer storm involving Atletico Madrid and would‑be suitors Barcelona.
Agent under fire, new door opens
The fallout has pushed Alvarez towards fresh representation. He has already held initial talks with The Elegant Game, the agency fronted by former Paris Saint‑Germain midfielder Javier Pastore. It is not unfamiliar territory: the firm already looks after his close friend and Argentina teammate Enzo Fernandez, a link that could ease any transition.
Inside the Metropolitano, Atletico’s hierarchy have not disguised their anger. At the club, many point directly at Alvarez’s current camp for the confusion around a possible move to Barcelona and the tension that followed in contract talks.
CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has been especially blunt. He questioned both the guidance Alvarez has received and the impact on the player’s mindset, saying: “Julian is really in a bad way. There have been people who have taken it upon themselves to deceive him, to confuse him.”
The message was clear: Atletico believe outside hands have stirred the pot at the worst possible moment in the market.
Fractured bond with fans
On the pitch and in the stands, the damage is obvious. Alvarez is living through a full‑blown crisis at Atletico. The relationship with the fanbase has frayed to the point of open hostility.
He arrived with expectation and excitement. Now, his name is met with boos and whistles, a reaction sharpened by his apparent desire to engineer a move away. His body language has told its own story: tense, withdrawn, often heading straight down the tunnel after being left on the bench.
Those scenes have not gone unnoticed in the dressing room. They have created friction within the squad and handed Diego Simeone a problem that is as emotional as it is tactical. The coach must find a way to pull a disillusioned striker back into a group chasing trophies.
Few minutes, fewer answers
The uncertainty has bled into his role. Alvarez has struggled for minutes in the opening stretch of the season, making just three appearances in all competitions for Atletico so far. His only direct contribution in that time came in the Champions League, where he recorded an assist in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.
Around him, the pressure to change course is growing. Mundo Deportivo reports that people close to the player have been urging him for some time to move on from Hidalgo, convinced the agent has mishandled both his career decisions and off‑field affairs during this turbulent spell.
For now, no final decision has been taken. But the ground is clearly shifting.
Derby backdrop to a personal storm
All of this comes with brutal timing. Atletico are preparing to host Real Madrid in the derby on Sunday, a fixture that rarely needs extra spice.
Simeone’s side sit third in La Liga on 13 points, just two behind second‑placed Real Madrid, and know a win would tighten the title race and tilt the mood of an entire city. While the club plots how to close that gap, one of its marquee forwards stands at a crossroads — caught between an angry crowd, a frustrated boardroom and a looming decision over who will guide the next chapter of his career.
