Barcelona target Julian Alvarez skips Atletico training for the third consecutive day | OneFootball

As has been the case for the entirety of this summer transfer window, the transfer saga involving FC Barcelona, Julian Alvarez, and Atletico Madrid remains in the media spotlight. This saga is seeing new developments with every passing day as the transfer window reaches its final few days.

Only yesterday, the CEO of the Colchonero club, Gil Marin, made some incendiary remarks aimed at the Argentine forward’s agent and the Blaugrana club for their part in this operation. The CEO also categorically stated that the player will not be transferred to Barcelona, even though he kept the option of a transfer to another club alive.

Meanwhile, Alvarez himself continues to push for a move to the Catalan club, even though it is becoming increasingly clear that he will not be able to achieve his dream of joining the Blaugranes this summer.

He remained absent from training during the last two days, and as MARCA has reported, he was once again absent as Diego Simeone continued his team’s preparations for the upcoming La Liga game against Sevilla. However, the Argentine star is expected to return to work today, but he will still train individually, and not with the rest of the team.

Although the Colchoneros have ruled out his desired move to Barcelona, Alvarez’s relationship with Atletico is also clearly broken. He was booed by his own fans during the game against Villarreal, even though he remained on the pitch only for a short time. He was also seen leaving the pitch early, while the rest of his team remained to greet the fans.

In such a context, it remains to be seen how Julian Alvarez’s future will pan out, with him having only two options: remaining at Atletico Madrid or joining Arsenal. For their part, Barcelona seem to have decided to continue with the options they already have in their team for the center-forward position.