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Arsenal’s target Julian Alvarez is reportedly in line for a hefty contract offer from Atletico Madrid in a bid to retain his services.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Argentine forward has been linked with a switch to the Emirates Stadium in recent weeks, ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n
Arteta is believed to have long admired the ex-Manchester City forward, having considered a potential move before he signed for Atletico in 2024. In fact, it was Gunners’ sporting director Andrea Berta who brought Alvarez to Atletico, prior to his own move to north London.<\/p>\n
Barcelona and Chelsea have also been mooted as possible landing spots for Alvarez. However, the striker, who has netted 17 goals this season, might be swayed to stay with the La Liga outfit as Atletico are ready to make him one of their top earners.<\/p>\n
Mundo Deportivo report Atletico are prepared to meet Alvarez’s financial expectations after initially hesitating, with a proposed wage of around \u20ac10million (\u00a38m) per annum – a rise on the \u20ac7m (\u00a36m) he currently pockets. The Colchoneros are reportedly confident he will pledge his long-term future to the club, a move that would significantly complicate Arsenal’s attempts to lure him away.<\/p>\n
The 2022 World Cup winner remains tied down until 2030 and carries a \u20ac500m (\u00a3432m) release clause, far exceeding the \u20ac100m (\u00a387m) Barca are thought to be prepared to table for his services.<\/p>\n
The report also highlights that official discussions over fresh terms have yet to commence, though Atletico stay confident that Alvarez and his family’s successful settling-in period in Madrid will prove decisive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An Arsenal transfer target is set for a huge offer as the Gunners know exactly what type of player they need to sign to take the next step 11:12, 28 Mar 2026Updated 11:13, 28 Mar 2026 Mikel Arteta is looking to make big signings this summer for Arsenal Rumours are already swirling around Arsenal’s transfer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}