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\n\t\tJulian Alvarez has been badly advised, says Atletico Madrid\u2019s CEO (DeFodi via Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tJulian Alvarez has been badly advised, says Atletico Madrid\u2019s CEO (DeFodi via Getty)<\/p>\n
Atletico Madrid<\/a> CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin insists the club will not sell Julian Alvarez<\/a> to Arsenal<\/a> or Barcelona and believes the Argentine forward has been badly advised during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Arsenal have made a fresh approach to sign Alvarez<\/a> and have indicated that they would be willing to pay in excess of \u00a3100 million for the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n However, Alvarez\u2019s preference is to join Barcelona after he publicly declared during the World Cup that he wants to leave Atletico before the end of the summer transfer window<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Atletico have been angered by Barcelona\u2019s approach for Alvarez and are refusing to negotiate with the Spanish champions after their \u20ac100m (\u00a385.5m) offer was rejected earlier this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tExclusive Premier League previews\t\t\t<\/p>\n Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter.\u00a0Sign up now<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n Alvarez, meanwhile, has faced abuse from Atletico supporters as a section of fans chanted against him during the 2-0 win at home to Malaga on Wednesday, while signs saying \u2018Julian OUT\u2019 were seen outside of the club\u2019s training ground on Friday.<\/p>\n Speaking to EFE on Friday, Gil Marin insists that Atletico remain fully behind Alvarez and accused rival clubs of being disrespectful in their pursuit of the Argentina international.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Atletico Madrid, like all great clubs, is built with great players, and I\u2019m certain that Julian is one, as well as a great professional,\u2019 Gil Marin said.<\/p>\n \u2018We must compete based on our values, with homegrown talent and the best players from outside that we can bring in.<\/p>\n \u2018We are going to help Julian and continue to take care of him so that he can give us his full potential, because we need him to continue competing among the greats of Europe.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAsk Metro<\/p>\n Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by Metro and trusted publications.<\/p>\n \u2018We must understand that Julian has not had the best advisors around him regarding his professional career in recent months.<\/p>\n \u2018We cannot allow other clubs and their affiliated media to dictate what we have to do, dictate our sporting strategy, and disrespect us.<\/p>\n \u2018That\u2019s precisely what they\u2019re trying to do \u2013 divide us. It\u2019s clear we\u2019re not as powerful as they are but we have values. We Atletico fans won\u2019t let them corrupt us. Atleti is strong when we\u2019re all together.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Arrow Arrow Arrow \t\t\tComments \t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source![\"Julian](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_308747659-8cc3.jpg\")
\n\t\tJulian Alvarez has faced abuse from Atletico Madrid fans for wanting to leave the club (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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