{"id":2322,"date":"2026-07-17T15:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:03:29","slug":"laporta-knows-exactly-where-julian-will-play-next-year-insists-atletico-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/laporta-knows-exactly-where-julian-will-play-next-year-insists-atletico-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Laporta knows exactly where Julian will play next year,&#8217; insists Atletico chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has addressed the future of Julian Alvarez, making it clear that while he maintains a strong bond with Joan Laporta, the Argentine forward is staying put in the red and white stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans for the 2026\/27 Atletico Madrid campaign are already in motion. Following the club&#8217;s long-standing tradition, the annual suckling pig dinner was held in Segovia, where club president Enrique Cerezo spoke to the gathered press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the primary talking points was the future of Julian Alvarez and the club&#8217;s relationship with the FC Barcelona board. &#8220;Joan Laporta is a dear friend and a fantastic president,&#8221; Cerezo said. &#8220;He knows perfectly well, as you all do, exactly where Julian Alvarez will be playing next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Everyone makes mistakes in life. Everything is forgivable,&#8221; he added. Cerezo also discussed the future of Diego Simeone, whose current contract is set to expire in June 2027: &#8220;Contracts can be fleeting or they can be eternal; here, it is an eternal contract.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the subject of Atleti boasting the highest number of players in a World Cup final, he noted: &#8220;Having 10 players involved is a significant achievement, isn&#8217;t it? It is practically an entire team.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To conclude, Cerezo offered a cryptic message regarding the Champions League final, which is scheduled to take place at the Metropolitano: &#8220;Let&#8217;s see if you can help us reach the final in our own stadium. You have to know how to play the game off the pitch as well. I say this for your benefit, as the team is excellent even when they lose, just as you portray Real Madrid.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has addressed  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2324,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions\/2324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}