Alvarez misses training due to stomach pain, Atletico explodes: "Zero chance of him going to Barça, a matter of dignity"

High tension at Atletico Madrid over the situation surrounding Julian Alvarez. After the 2-2 draw at the Metropolitano against Villarreal, today Cholo Simeone's team returned to training ahead of the upcoming matches: however, the Argentine striker was absent from the session, having not trained because he had not felt well during the night.

Abdominal pain due to the transfer market A situation that can certainly be related to a poor health condition, but also, perhaps above all, to the transfer market. For several weeks, Julian Alvarez has announced that he wants to leave Atletico Madrid to transfer to Barcelona. On the other hand, the Colchoneros do not want to hear about the sale of Julian, who comes after a great season, rejecting all offers from Barça. Meanwhile, Arsenal has also been interested in the situation of the Argentine striker, who, however, does not want to transfer to England at the moment and continues to wait for Barcelona.

Colchoneros' harsh statement To Marca, Atletico Madrid sent this message: "The player is being presented as a victim, but the only victim in the Julian case is us. They have damaged us both economically and socially. There is 0% chance of selling him to Barça. This situation is not a question of money, it is a question of dignity. There is 0% chance of selling him to Barça. There is a campaign full of lies and half-truths. The only one who is paying the consequences is Atletico."

Laporta's words In addition to the player's stance, what has irritated Atletico Madrid have also been other indirect statements by Laporta, the president of Barcelona: "Let Atletico know that, if they sell him, we are ready to buy him, provided that they are willing to accept an economic agreement regarding the offer we have made them. We are very interested, we would like them to accept it and we say this with the utmost respect for the club. We have known their directors for years, we respect them: I will explain to you how it went. I made this offer by phone to Miguel Angel Gil Marín and they told us that they would not sell him due to the lack of alternatives. Then, together with Decos, we thought of leaving the matter on hold and in the end we learned that they were negotiating the sale with other clubs. We are still here, because we know and it is a universally known fact that Alvarez wants to come to us. We will continue to be here if they decide to sell the player."

David the replacement? Given the complex situation, which could be resolved even in the last days of the transfer window, Atletico Madrid have started to look around and in recent hours have tested the ground for Jonathan David, the striker who is leaving Juventus. There has not yet been any real contact with the black and white club, but the Spanish club has been informed about the conditions of the operation to understand whether or not to open a real negotiation. For the sale of David, Juventus is asking for a figure of around 30 million euros.