Atletico Madrid’s head coach Diego Simeone confirmed on Saturday that the club will not permit forward Julian Alvarez to depart during the ongoing transfer window. This decision comes in response to reported interest from rival club Barcelona, emphasizing Atletico’s intent to retain the talented player despite external pressures.
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The Argentina international has also been linked with a possible move to Premier League champions Arsenal and was the subject of a rejected €150-million ($173.4m) bid from Real Madrid in June.
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“I think the situation is very clear. “We don’t want to transfer him. Alvarez has scored 49 goals for Atletico since signing from Manchester City two years ago. We didn’t accept the 100-million-euro offer, nor will we accept one for 150 million or 200 million,” Gil Marin told the club’s in-house media channel. The capital club finished fourth last season, 25 points adrift of champions Barcelona.
Alvarez is due to rejoin the Atletico squad in two days’ time after taking a break following Argentina’s World Cup final loss to Spain.
The club has made a decision that (CEO) Miguel Angel (Gil Marin) has explained very well,” Simeone told reporters ahead of a pre-season friendly against Manchester City in Seoul. the 26-year-old said he “believed a transfer is best for everyone”, but did not confirm his preferred destination While on World Cup duty.
