
On September 5 Beijing time, renowned transfer journalist Romano once again discussed the situation of Argentine forward Alvarez. He said Alvarez had never considered other clubs and, all along, only had two options: moving to Barcelona or staying at Atletico Madrid.
Romano revealed that Alvarez made it clear this summer that he only wanted to join Barcelona and would not move to another club. If he could not join Barcelona, he would stay at Atletico Madrid.
Although clubs such as Arsenal had expressed interest in Alvarez and were willing to pay a high transfer fee for him, Alvarez had never considered joining Arsenal. At the same time, Atletico Madrid refused to sell him to Barcelona. In the end, Alvarez stayed at Atletico Madrid.