The tension surrounding Alvarez has grown significantly, and the latest scenes outside the club\u2019s training complex offered a clear sign of how sections of the fanbase are reacting.<\/p>\n
Messages calling for the striker\u2019s departure appeared around the training ground, including banners reading \u201cJulian out,\u201d while other signs referenced his No. 19 shirt number with it crossed out.<\/p>\n
What began as Atletico Madrid\u2019s refusal to entertain any transfer has now developed into a far more complicated standoff, with Arsenal receiving permission to negotiate<\/a> while Barcelona continue to face a blockade.<\/p>\n Alvarez faces pressure from Atletico supporters<\/p>\n As per the outlet, Alvarez trained normally on Friday, but the atmosphere around Atletico Madrid has become increasingly hostile.<\/p>\n The banners outside the training complex came after the Argentine had already been targeted by insults from sections<\/a> of the crowd during Atletico\u2019s La Liga opener against Malaga.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 \ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddda\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde0 \ud835\udde7\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd8\u0301\ud835\udde7\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde2 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde6\u2026 \ud83d\udcf7 \u2014 433 (@433) August 21, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Alvarez was not involved in that match after Diego Simeone did not include him in the squad.<\/p>\n As a result, the relationship between the player and the club has continued to deteriorate since then.<\/p>\n Now, one of the major questions is whether Simeone will call Alvarez into his squad for the Villarreal clash.<\/p>\n Simeone\u2019s decision could offer the clearest indication yet of where the striker currently stands.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, it must be remembered that Atletico CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has attempted to calm the situation<\/a> by repeating that the club do not intend to sell their star forward.<\/p>\n Hours later, Alvarez\u2019s agent Fernando Hidalgo posted a strong message<\/a> on Instagram that was widely interpreted as a response to the Atletico CEO.<\/p>\n Arsenal offer accepted while Barcelona remain blocked<\/p>\n The biggest twist in the Julian Alvarez transfer saga concerns Atletico\u2019s change in position.<\/p>\n Initially, the Madrid club was unwilling to consider any departure. Alvarez was simply not for sale.<\/p>\n Now, according to the report, Atletico have received and accepted an offer from Arsenal and were prepared to allow negotiations to move forward.<\/p>\n That development is said to have further angered Alvarez, who was surprised that he could be allowed to discuss a move to another club but not his preferred destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hence, his response to the Arsenal possibility was a firm refusal.<\/p>\n As a result, Atletico have once again returned to their public stance that Alvarez is not for sale.<\/p>\n Barcelona, meanwhile, remain on the sidelines but continue to monitor every development closely<\/a> and will only make a move when the time is right.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Atl\u00e9tico Madrid fans have put up signs outside the club\u2019s training complex this morning with a clear message for Juli\u00e1n Alvarez: \u201c\ud835\udddd\ud835\udde8\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\u0301\ud835\udde1 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\udde8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd4\u201d (Juli\u00e1n OUT) and \u201c\ud835\udfed\ud835\udff5\ud83d\udeab\u201d \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/HEuE92ZxbY<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Julian](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/england-v-argentina-semi-final-fifa-world-cup-2026-16-1024x671.jpg\")
Julian Alvarez is unhappy with Atletico Madrid. (Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n