Overview
- Arsenal are reported to be accelerating talks, with Mikel Arteta planning a face‑to‑face meeting with Álvarez in Spain during the international break.
- Sources say Álvarez has given a conditional yes to moving to London if a Barcelona transfer falls through, keeping Arsenal and Chelsea engaged.
- Atlético are expected to demand well over €100m for the striker, with reports ranging from about €100m to £129m, and they favour a sale outside LaLiga.
- Barcelona remain interested but are constrained by a roughly €100m overall budget for a new No 9 as reports also indicate Atlético do not wish to sell to a domestic rival.
- PSG have maintained contact as another option, and Álvarez’s strong season for Atlético includes 16 goals and six assists in 34 starts.