Julian Alvarez next club ‘decided’ amid Arsenal and Chelsea transfer talk

Sources close to Alvarez suggest that the striker harbours ambitions to play for Barca in the future, although it’s acknowledged that such a move could be challenging at present given Barcelona’s likely struggle to meet Atletico’s valuation for such a pivotal player, reports the Mirror.

The report also discloses that Atletico have already put forward a new contract offer to Alvarez in an attempt to ward off interest from some of Europe’s elite. They want to secure the striker on fresh terms despite the fact he is already contracted until 2030, though it remains to be seen if Alvarez will agree to do so.

Manchester United are mentioned alongside Arsenal and Chelsea when it comes to Premier League clubs who would hold an interest in bringing Alvarez back to England after his two-year spell with Manchester City.

Intriguingly, all three clubs invested heavily in new strikers last summer, with Arsenal and United bringing in Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko respectively. Chelsea added Joao Pedro and Liam Delap to their squad.

However, none have been huge hits with Pedro the highest scorer of the quartet when it comes to Premier League goals with 10, followed by Gyokeres on eight. Sesko has six league goals, whilst Delap has scored just once.

Alvarez netted 36 goals in his two years at The Etihad, winning two league titles and the Champions League.

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