Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona
Friday
Julian Alvarez has reportedly accepted that a summer move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona will not happen and acknowledged to team-mates that he mishandled the situation. The Argentina striker had previously made Barcelona his preferred destination and pushed for an exit.
Atletico maintained throughout the window that Alvarez was not for sale, leaving the forward with little route to force a transfer. His change in stance effectively closes one of the summer’s longest-running major transfer stories unless circumstances shift dramatically.