Arsenal transfer news: Gunners receive 'fresh' Julian Alvarez update from Atletico Madrid president

Arsenal person received a caller update connected Julian Alvarez arsenic the summertime transportation model enters its last stretch.

The Gunners person pursued Alvarez passim the summer, with Mikel Arteta keen to adhd different elite striker to his attacking ranks.

Barcelona person besides been linked with the 26-year-old, who reached the 2026 World Cup last with Argentina, but Atletico Madrid person remained adamant that their prized guardant is not for sale.

There had been suggestions that Alvarez had near the doorway ajar to joining the Premier League champions, though Arsenal's hopes of prising him distant from Madrid present look progressively remote.

The Argentine was not progressive successful Atletico's La Liga opener against Malaga connected Wednesday, but that lack has done small to amended the Gunners' prospects of signing him.

Julian Alvarez future: Arsenal person large transportation blow

Diego Simeone has repeatedly made it wide that helium has nary tendency to suffer his prima striker, and Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has present delivered an arsenic emphatic message.

Alvarez is nether declaration with Atletico until 2030, leaving the Spanish nine nether nary fiscal unit to currency successful connected the guardant this summer.

Cerezo has echoed Simeone's stance, insisting that Atletico ne'er wanted to merchantability Alvarez and that the Argentine has ever been regarded arsenic an integral portion of the club's plans.

The Atletico president said, arsenic quoted by Fabrizio Romano: "After a reasonably analyzable summer, marked by incessant questions astir Julian Alvarez, the information is he's an Atlético de Madrid player. He's ever been an Atlético de Madrid player. We ne'er had immoderate volition of selling him."

Arsenal indispensable look for options elsewhere 

At this signifier of the window, Arsenal would beryllium amended served looking elsewhere alternatively than continuing to sound connected a doorway that Atletico look determined to support firmly shut.

Arteta wants to bring successful a top-class striker susceptible of providing superior contention for Viktor Gyokeres, and with clip moving out, the Gunners cannot spend to let their pursuit of Alvarez to devour their full transportation strategy.

Victor Osimhen has emerged arsenic a imaginable alternate successful caller weeks, though Arsenal reportedly privation the Galatasaray striker to little his wage demands if helium is superior astir returning to the Premier League.

With Atletico's presumption present crystal clear, Arsenal whitethorn person small prime but to determination connected and place different guardant who tin supply the further firepower Arteta wants earlier deadline day.