What happened. Arsenal and Barcelona showed interest in Julian Alvarez late in the summer window, but Atletico Madrid refused to sell, especially to domestic rivals Barcelona.

Arsenal's interest was conditional on Alvarez being open to the move.
Barcelona had multiple bids rejected by Atletico.
Atletico released a statement ruling out business with Barcelona.

“Julian is a great player, a great '9', one of the best in the world without a doubt, but that's football.”
— Dani Olmo

Alvarez remains at Atletico, with potential future moves likely to resurface.

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