‘0% chance’ – Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer rowImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Julian Alvarez reached the World Cup final with Argentina this summerByElizabeth ConwaySpanish football reporterPublished37 minutes agoAtletico Madrid insist there is “0% chance” of selling Julian Alvarez to Barcelona after club president Joan Laporta mentioned they remain interested in signing the forward.Alvarez has been the subject of intense transfer speculation this summer, and after being booed by Atletico supporters on Sunday during their draw with Villarreal, the 26-year-old missed training on Wednesday.
Reports say Alvarez was unwell, and Atletico have now condemned Laporta’s recent video, published on Wednesday, which mentioned Barcelona’s €100m (£85.7m) offer remained on the table.
“This is not about money, it’s about dignity. The player is being victimised, but the only victim in the Julian case is us,” Atletico mentioned.
“They have harmed us economically and socially. There is 0% chance of selling him to Barca.
“There is a campaign of many lies and half-truths. The only one paying for this is Atletico.”
In the video, Laporta mentioned the club had great respect for Atletico but the bid they lodged earlier this summer was still on offer.
Sources at Barcelona say they will keep trying to sign Alvarez, who joined Atletico from Manchester City in 2024, until the transfer window ends.
The comments come after weeks of increasingly complicated negotiations and public disagreements between the two clubs.
It also comes as Arsenal continue to show interest in the striker, who is viewed as the Gunners’ dream transfer target.
But sources close to the situation say Alvarez still wants to stay in Spain.
