Overview
- Arsenal held preliminary talks with Julián Álvarez’s camp on Friday, with multiple reports saying Mikel Arteta plans to use the Atlético Madrid forward on the left rather than as a central striker.
- Barcelona signaled on Saturday they will not enter a bidding war for Álvarez and have turned attention to Chelsea’s Joao Pedro as a more affordable option.
- Reports across outlets place Atlético’s price well above €100m, with figures of roughly €125–150m cited as a likely starting point for negotiations.
- PSG are in the frame, though a claim that Álvarez has already agreed to join them comes from a single report and remains unverified.
- No club-to-club bid has been confirmed, and any Arsenal move would likely be among their most expensive while potentially reshaping minutes on the left for Leandro Trossard or Gabriel Martinelli.