Arsenal have made contact with Atlético Madrid to discover the circumstances of a possible deal for Julián Álvarez, with the Gunners testing the potential of bringing the Argentine ahead to England.
Softfootball understands {that a} direct assembly passed off in London with Atlético director Mateu Alemany, as Arsenal sought to know the monetary necessities and total circumstances of a possible switch.
Nonetheless, Álvarez’s present valuation is taken into account too excessive by Arsenal.
One other main impediment is the participant’s desire. Álvarez has not opened the door to a transfer to England to date, with the Argentine understood to have prioritised a possible switch to Barcelona.
Arsenal nonetheless determined to discover the scenario and have now made their curiosity clear to Atlético.
The event comes after Atlético stay firmly dedicated to Álvarez. Diego Simeone has repeatedly expressed his satisfaction with the striker and confused the membership’s want to assist him proceed growing in Madrid.
Atlético proceed to view Álvarez as a key a part of their long-term sporting challenge and have maintained that he’s not accessible for switch except their circumstances are met.
For now, Arsenal’s method represents an exploratory transfer slightly than a sophisticated switch, with Álvarez’s valuation and desire for Barcelona making a deal tough.
