{"id":1694,"date":"2026-04-28T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:13:19","slug":"julian-alvarez-diego-simeone-says-arsenal-interested-in-signing-atletico-madrid-forward-along-with-psg-and-barcelona-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1694","title":{"rendered":"Julian Alvarez: Diego Simeone says Arsenal interested in signing Atletico Madrid forward along with PSG and Barcelona | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Arsenal are interested in Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez but face competition to sign him from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, according to Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n

The Atletico Madrid manager confirmed the interest at his press conference before the two sides meet in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Metropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n

“I’m not inside Julian Alvarez’s head,” he said when asked about reports linking him with the Gunners.<\/p>\n

“I understand it’s normal that an extraordinary player like Julian Alvarez is wanted by Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona.<\/p>\n

“It’s normal because he’s very good.”<\/p>\n

Alvarez has scored 48 goals in 104 games for Atletico Madrid since his \u00a382m move from Manchester City, where he won back-to-back Premier League titles and was part of the 2022\/23 treble.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old is known to Arsenal’s sporting director Andrea Berta, who oversaw his move to Atletico from the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n

Alvarez, who also won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, has sat out of Atletico’s last two games due to a minor injury but is expected to play against Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports News<\/em> understands Arsenal plan to be active in the summer transfer market and intend to add a forward, a central midfielder and a full-back.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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