Atletico Madrid send transfer message to Arsenal after Julian Alvarez bombshell

Arsenal and Barcelona are among the clubs keeping tabs on Julian Alvarez (Picture: Getty)

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed the club do not want to sell Julian Alvarez and admits he was ‘surprised’ by the striker’s recent comments talking up a summer transfer move.

Alvarez’s future has been the subject of intense speculation on the back of the forward’s outstanding 2025/26 campaign with Atleti, in which he scored 20 goals in 49 appearances.

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