Argentine Julian Alvarez, the Spanish club Atletico Madrid's striker, is close to moving to the English Premier League, but not to Arsenal, after the player's name was linked in recent times with a transfer to the "Gunners."
Italian journalist Nicola Schira, via his official account on the "X" platform, stated that Chelsea explored the terms of a potential deal to sign Julian Alvarez during a meeting held in the British capital, London, with Atletico Madrid officials last Thursday.
Schira clarified: "Chelsea explored the terms of a potential deal to sign Alvarez last Thursday, during a meeting in London with Atletico Madrid.. and Atletico began talks to try to sign Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea."
The platform "Topskills Sports UK", specialized in European transfer market news, also revealed new developments regarding the future of the Argentine striker, confirming that Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali arrived in Spain to hold direct talks with Atletico Madrid officials regarding the Alvarez deal.
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The platform indicated that there is a sense of optimism within Chelsea regarding the possibility of completing the deal during the current week, after the club reached an agreement with the Argentine player on personal terms.
It added that Atletico Madrid is still sticking to its original valuation of the deal, which is 150 million euros, but is ready to lower its demands to 120 million euros if Alvarez moves to Chelsea.
The London club, according to the same source, is working to reach the best possible structure for paying the deal's value, ensuring the best interests for all parties.
Chelsea's move comes at a time when reports indicate that Arsenal is pushing hard to finalize the Alvarez deal, given the Argentine striker's desire to experience a new challenge and leave Atletico Madrid during the current transfer window.
Despite Atletico Madrid's openness to Alvarez's departure, the Spanish club is sticking to its position regarding the player's next destination, particularly concerning the possibility of him moving to one of its direct rivals.
Atletico Madrid rejects the idea of Alvarez moving to Barcelona, but appears ready to discuss offers from other clubs, which opens the door for the Argentine striker to move to Chelsea, given the intensive moves being made by the English club to finalize the deal.
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