Media reports today detailed the latest developments regarding the future of Julian Alvarez, the star of Atletico Madrid, who is linked with a departure from the Rojiblancos this summer in pursuit of a new step in his career.
Alvarez is keen to leave Atletico Madrid, with his preference being to join Barcelona, but the Spanish capital club is insisting on keeping the Argentine international in its squad.
Arsenal has entered the radar of clubs interested in signing Alvarez, who will be included in Atletico Madrid's squad today for their La Liga match against Villarreal.
The newspaper "Sport," citing "As," reported that Alvarez has begun to consider Arsenal's offer to sign him, after the 26-year-old had previously ruled out a return to the English league.
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The newspaper added that Alvarez's consideration of Arsenal's offer serves as a backup plan, given the significant pressure the player is facing at Atletico Madrid and the tense relationship with the Rojiblancos.
It clarified that, despite Alvarez's desire to move to Barcelona and remain in Spain, the player has begun to feel that joining the Blaugrana has become a difficult dream to achieve, as the Catalan club itself has turned to other options, such as Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez, but the Nerazzurri do not want to part with their player.
It further noted that, although Atletico Madrid has an absolutely good relationship with Barcelona, there is clear anger over how they are handling the Alvarez deal.
Atletico Madrid believes that Barcelona should have contacted them first regarding the signing of Alvarez, while president Joan Laporta announced that the Blaugrana had made a public offer worth 100 million euros, which was rejected by the Spanish capital club.
Atletico Madrid did not take Real Madrid's offer to sign Alvarez for 150 million euros seriously, but Barcelona represents a real threat to the Rojiblancos, given the player's own desire to move to Camp Nou.
Sport concluded by pointing out that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta now has a chance to achieve his goal of signing Alvarez, but the player will wait until the end of the transfer window if there is an opportunity to play for Barcelona.
