Julian Alvarez was entirely left out of the Atletico Madrid squad for their opening La Liga fixture against Malaga on Wednesday. The high-profile omission comes amid intense speculation linking the Argentine with a move to Barcelona, despite Diego Simeone insisting the forward simply needs more time to train following his recent international commitments with Argentina.
An analysis carried out by LaLiga examines the relationship between the international successes achieved by Spanish clubs and national teams across their various categories over the past decade, and the Spanish model based on investing in the development of young talent.
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