Julian Alvarez met with deafening jeers on Atletico Madrid return amid Arsenal interest

SportFootballJulian Alvarez met with deafening jeers on Atletico Madrid return amid Arsenal interestAlvarez was subbed on to whistles from the home crowd as he looks to force a move awayWill Castle Sunday 23 August 2026 19:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037844","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/julian-alvarez-atletico-madrid-boos-transfer-news-arsenal-b3037844.html","title":"Alvarez met with deafening jeers on Atletico return amid Arsenal interest"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-171477","index":0}Julian Alvarez was on the end of jeers from Atletico Madrid fans on his return (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Julian Alvarez was met with a chorus of jeers by aggrieved fans on his return to Atletico Madrid amid his attempts to force a move away from...