A Spanish media announces an agreement between Atlético and Arsenal for the transfer of Julian Alvarez!
Coming into play last night in the 55th minute, Julian Alvarez participated in Lionel Messi’s festival against Algeria (3-0). But behind the scenes, the Argentine striker must still think about his future. The situation is simple. The Spider wants to leave Atlético de Madrid after two years of good and loyal service (49 goals, 17 assists in 106 matches) and dreams of donning the tunic of FC Barcelona. Problem: the Rojiblancos have other plans.
Madrid management hopes to receive between €120 and €150 million from the transfer of its star striker, a sum that the Culés are unable to offer at the moment. Unsurprisingly, Atlético is awaiting a sign from Alvarez’s two other declared courtiers: Paris Sain-Germain and Arsenal. But there again, another concern exists: Julian Alvarez only wants Barça. As you will have understood, this file risks dragging on, even after the information revealed last night in Spain.
A deal, but…
The show’s journalist El ChiringuitoJordi Jota, claims that Atlético holds an agreement with the Gunners. “There was a call from Gil Marin to Laporta to tell him that Julian (Alvarez) was not for sale. It was last Sunday. My question is: is Julian really not for sale? Because Atlético has an agreement finalized with Arsenal for the sale of Alvarez. » And the Spanish media explains that this agreement provides for compensation of €50 million plus the arrival of Viktor Gyökeres in Spain.
On paper, the amount of the operation would remain far from the dreamed €150 million (Gyökeres is estimated at €65 million by Transfermarkt), but Atlético would recover a serial scorer and cash. Except that in the same program, another journalist, Alex Silvestre, declared: “At Arsenal, they tell me: ‘For us, it’s not an option, we’re no longer interested. And what his agent tells us is that if he leaves, he will only go to Barça.. Does Atlético really have an agreement with Arsenal? Doubt is more than permitted.
