Overview
- Atlético manager Diego Simeone confirmed on Saturday that the club has decided not to sell Álvarez and that the team will keep working with him.
- The club’s position follows statements by CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín and frames the matter as a governance and sporting decision rather than a player-led move.
- Barcelona remains interested in Álvarez as a centre-forward target, but outlets report Atlético rejected a roughly €100 million offer earlier this summer.
- Álvarez publicly said he wants a transfer, and his scheduled return for preseason early next week is widely described as his final chance to press the club in person.
- If Álvarez accepts reintegration he will face a sporting path similar to Antoine Griezmann’s past return, while a continued push could lead to negotiations, a stand-off such as a training refusal, or a later transfer on Atlético’s terms.