Atletico Madrid confirm Julian Alvarez decision for Liverpool Champions League fixture

By Matt Law | 08 Sep 2026 11:47, Last updated: 08 Sep 2026 11:49

Atletico Madrid caput manager Diego Simeone has included Julian Alvarez successful his travelling squad for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Liverpool astatine Anfield.

Alvarez told Atletico that helium wanted to permission during the summertime transportation window, with Barcelona and besides Arsenal pushing to motion the Argentina international.

It is understood that Atletico were prepared to reluctantly bash concern with Arsenal, but the Red and Whites outright refused to merchantability the guardant to Barcelona.

Alvarez was absent for Atletico's La Liga clash with Sevilla astatine the extremity of August but did instrumentality disconnected the seat against Athletic Bilbao connected Saturday - a lucifer that Simeone's broadside mislaid 3-0.

The 26-year-old has present been named successful the squad for the Liverpool clash astatine Anfield.

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Alvarez successful Atletico squad for Liverpool fixture

Alexander Sorloth and Arnau Ortiz are some unavailable for enactment owed to wounded and suspension respectively, but Atletico are different successful beardown shape.

Ahead of the clash with Athletic, Simeone insisted that Alvarez was acceptable to determination connected from what occurred during the summertime transportation window.

"Julian Alvarez volition beryllium successful the squad tomorrow. He's grooming well, and we expect the champion from him, conscionable arsenic we bash from each his teammates," Simeone told reporters past week.

"For me, beingness is afloat of opportunities. And Julian present has an opportunity. A batch of the time, we walk our lives judging, and we request to interest astir doing that little and learning more. I anticipation this has served arsenic a learning acquisition for him.

"I anticipation he's blessed and, arsenic [Paulo] Futre [Atletico Madrid's manager of football] told him yesterday successful a beauteous video... that helium shows it by scoring goals."​

Alvarez's aboriginal astatine Atletico is acold from secure

Alvarez volition present beryllium with the Red and Whites until astatine slightest January, but it is simply a transportation saga that is apt to beryllium reignited successful 2027, arsenic Barcelona stay keen connected his services.

That said, the Argentine's merchandise clause is €500m (£432m), portion helium has a declaration with Atletico until the summertime of 2030, truthful the superior giants are successful a beardown position.

Simeone faces a large determination implicit whether to commencement Alvarez astatine Anfield, arsenic Atletico look to statesman their Champions League league signifier run connected a winning note.