Arsenal transfer news: Atletico Madrid stance on Julian Alvarez 'revealed' after Diego Simeone transfer admission

Atletico Madrid have reportedly decided against selling Julian Alvarez despite increasing involvement from Arsenal, Barcelona and different large European clubs.

The 26-year-old joined the Rojiblancos for a reported £82m successful August 2024 and has since taken his crippled to different level, establishing himself arsenic 1 of the astir implicit forwards successful European football.

The Argentine has already delivered 19 goals and 9 assists successful 47 appearances this season, portion his Champions League grounds has been peculiarly impressive, with 9 goals successful 13 matches.

Ahead of Atletico’s semi-final clash with the Gunners, Diego Simeone publicly addressed Alvarez’s aboriginal and the increasing speculation surrounding his name.

Atletico Madrid's transportation stance connected Julian Alvarez 

Arsenal person been powerfully linked with a determination for Alvarez, who has besides confirmed helium volition beryllium fit to look the North London nine connected Wednesday nighttime aft concerns implicit a imaginable wounded absence.

Simeone acknowledged the attraction surrounding his striker, stating that it is lone earthy for an bonzer subordinate specified arsenic Alvarez to pull involvement from elite clubs.

According to Sky Sports, Atletico person nary volition of selling the Argentina planetary adjacent summer, adjacent if the subordinate were to explicit a tendency to leave.

The Rojiblancos are said to person placed a immense £130m valuation connected Alvarez, whose contiguous absorption remains connected winning the Champions League earlier turning his attraction to the World Cup with Argentina nationalist shot team.

Should Arsenal look for options elsewhere? 

Arsenal are expected to beryllium progressive successful the summertime marketplace and are believed to beryllium targeting a forward, a cardinal midfielder and a full-back as Mikel Arteta looks to fortify again.

The Gunners signed Viktor Gyokeres last summer, and though helium has scored 18 goals crossed each competitions, the nine are inactive thought to beryllium exploring the marketplace for different elite striker.

Alvarez, who has scored 48 goals successful 104 appearances for Atletico, besides arrives with pedigree from his spell at Manchester City, wherever helium won back-to-back Premier League titles and formed portion of the historical 2022-23 treble-winning side.

Barcelona are besides believed to respect the Argentine and presumption him arsenic a semipermanent successor to Robert Lewandowski, though matching Atletico’s reported asking terms would look highly difficult.