Atletico Madrid OPEN door to mega Julian Alvarez deal | OneFootball

It's no secret Liverpool have made Julian Alvarez their primary target for the no.9 position.

Anfield Watch exclusively revealed that the Reds would be ready to break their transfer record to sign the Argentine, who Richard Hughes tried to bring to the club last summer as well.

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It does feel like a difficult deal to pull off. Alvarez has only been at Atletico Madrid for less than 12 months. He's clearly one of their prized assets, and they won't want to part ways with him on the cheap.

But at the same time, every player has a price, even someone like Alvarez. And stranger things have happened.

Just take Robbie Keane for example. He arrived at Liverpool with a lot of hype and left the club after just six months.

There are a lot of things that tie Alvarez to Anfield as well. One of his closest friends in football is Julian Alvarez, so there's the attraction of being able to play with him.

It's also understood Alvarez has a great relationship with Liverpool's South American scouts.

Obviously, he's the perfect player as well for what Liverpool are trying to build. Arne Slot's side need a goal-scorer and a facilitator - Alvarez is both.

He's a very effective finisher who gets more than 50% of his shots on target and averaged a 27% goal conversion rate this season.

At the same time, Alvarez creates chances, links up well with his teammates and he can drop in to play a bit further.

Not to mention he runs a lot out of possession, and he's very good at applying pressure to opposition defenders.

Essentially, he's everything Slot could dream of as a no.9. But the question remains, is he actually available?

Well based on a report from Portugal he might just be.