Julian Alvarez transfer latest: Atletico Madrid confirm stance amid Barcelona, Arsenal interest

Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil has insisted that Julian Alvarez volition not beryllium leaving the superior giants during this summer's transportation window.

There has been a big of speculation surrounding Alvarez's aboriginal this summer, with Arsenal thought to beryllium keen, portion Barcelona person made the Argentina planetary their fig 1 transportation people up of the 2026-27 campaign.

Alvarez's merchandise clause is €500m (£432m), and Atletico suggested earlier this summer that funny parties would person to wage that magnitude to motion him.

The attacker precocious said that helium wants to permission Atletico this summertime to 'fulfil his dream'.

"I don't deliberation it's the close infinitesimal to talk, but I besides don't privation to hide," Alvarez told ESPN.

"I effort to beryllium an honorable person. I spoke with the radical astatine [Atletico] who I needed to talk with. I deliberation the champion happening for everyone is simply a transfer. I privation to fulfil my dream."

Atletico regularisation retired summertime departure for Alvarez

However, Gil has insisted that the 26-year-old is not for sale.

“My presumption is clear, the club’s presumption is clear. We’ve made it known to the player, his representatives, and the president of Barcelona," Gil said successful a statement.

“I person perfectly nary uncertainty that Atlético is the close spot successful the satellite for Julian, and that Julian is the cleanable centre-forward for Atlético Madrid. We privation to support him.

“I precocious heard the president accidental that the connection helium made to Atlético Madrid wasn’t unlimited. My lone effect is that our reply is unlimited.

"We bash not privation to transportation him. We didn’t judge an connection of €100m (£85m), and we won’t judge 1 of €150m (£127.6m) oregon adjacent €200m (£170.1m)."

Alvarez future: What happens now?

Atletico person made their feelings clear, truthful Barcelona, oregon immoderate different funny club, volition seemingly person to wage the striker's merchandise clause to basal a accidental of signing him.

Alvarez scored 20 goals and registered 9 assists successful 49 appearances for Atletico past play and is presently bidding to assistance Argentina triumph back-to-back World Cups.

The striker has a grounds of 49 goals and 17 assists successful 106 appearances for Atletico since arriving from Manchester City successful August 2024, and it does look that helium volition beryllium spending astatine slightest 1 much run with the superior giants.

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