Transfer: Alvarez responds to Man City offer, sends message to Arsenal

Atletico Madrid forward, Julian Alvarez has declined a instrumentality to Manchester City, with the striker reiterating his tendency not to instrumentality to the Premier League.

The Argentina planetary finds himself successful a tense standoff with Atletico Madrid, which has escalated into the astir important transportation saga of the summer.

Alvarez is Arsenal’s fig 1 people and is viewed arsenic a coveted signing successful northbound London.

However, the striker is anxious to articulation Barcelona, who made an unsuccessful €100 cardinal (£86 million) bid earlier this summer.

Atletico, however, are unwilling to prosecute successful negotiations with the Catalan club, reaffirming this week that determination is simply a “zero per cent chance” of the subordinate being sold to their La Liga rivals.

Amid this deadlock, Marca reported on Friday that City are funny successful re-signing the striker they sold to Atletico 2 summers agone for £82 million.

Nevertheless, Cadena SER reports that the 26-year-old has “categorically rejected” a instrumentality to the Etihad Stadium, having antecedently turned down Arse...