Arsenal transfer news: Andrea Berta receives Julian Alvarez boost after "1,000% false" claim

The cause of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez has firmly changeable down claims that the Arsenal and Barcelona-linked attacker has been location hunting successful Catalonia.

The erstwhile Manchester City marksman has blossomed into a cardinal subordinate for Diego Simeone implicit the past mates of years, registering 48 goals and 17 assists successful 104 games for Atletico successful each competitions.

Alvarez's banal has risen passim the 2025-26 run acknowledgment to his stellar goalscoring exploits, including 19 goals and 9 assists from 47 games, and 13 nonstop contributions from 13 Champions League matches.

Alvarez and Atletico volition soon beryllium aiming to scope the last of Europe's elite contention astatine Arsenal's expense, arsenic the 2 sides vie successful the archetypal limb of their semi-final on Wednesday evening successful Madrid.

The Gunners person been heavy linked with a swoop for the Argentine successful caller months, and Mikel Arteta is seemingly consenting to offload a £61m duo to marque a woody happen.

However, Arsenal could look aggravated contention from Barcelona, who are readying for beingness without 37-year-old Robert Lewandowski and person identified Alvarez arsenic an perfect replacement for the Pole.

Julian Alvarez cause shoots down Barcelona house-hunting rumours

The South American had supposedly asked his brothers to scope retired properties successful Barcelona earlier this period - a proposition that helium was preparing for a imaginable power to Camp Nou this summer.

Alvarez's representative Fernando Hidalgo has slammed specified rumours, though, telling Mundo Deportivo that nary specified house-hunting ngo had occured.

"1,000% false," Hidalgo said. "No 1 successful the household has been successful Barcelona. The past clip was for the lucifer against Atletico, and they returned to Madrid the adjacent day."

Hidalgo's comments connection encouragement to Arsenal successful their pursuit of Alvarez, who antecedently registered 20 goals and 11 assists successful 67 Premier League matches for Man City portion playing successful Erling Haaland's shadow.

The 26-year-old moved to Atletico for £65m successful 2024 successful the anticipation of securing regular first-team football, and his declaration with the Rojiblancos inactive has different 4 years near to run.

Arsenal person caller inducement to unafraid Julian Alvarez deal

While Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta has 3 out-and-out fig nines successful Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus, nary person the aforesaid gravitas oregon ruthlessness arsenic Man City talisman Haaland, which could extremity up being the quality successful the Premier League rubric race.

Gyokeres is dilatory adapting to Arsenal's demands, but the Swede tin inactive beryllium deed and miss, portion Jesus has failed to physique connected flashes of brilliance and is apt to permission either this summertime oregon the next.

Jesus and Havertz person some been plagued by injuries successful caller times too, and the second sustained a caller muscular concern successful Saturday's 1-0 Premier League triumph implicit Newcastle United.

It is not yet wide however agelong Havertz could beryllium sidelined for, but arsenic his fittingness problems are showing nary signs of letting up, Arsenal present person an added inducement to spell all-out for Alvarez.