Julian Alvarez wanted by Champions League foes Arsenal says Atletico Madrid boss

SportFootballJulian Alvarez wanted by Champions League foes Arsenal says Atletico Madrid bossAlvarez, 26, has scored 20 times across 52 appearances for Atleti this season.Philip Duncan Tuesday 28 April 2026 13:14 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b85bdbd2-ae9e-466a-be23-fd63c9cbd214","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-diego-simeone-julian-alvarez-champions-league-viktor-gyokeres-b2966403.html","title":"Julian Alvarez wanted by Champions League foes Arsenal says Atletico Madrid boss"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-8205","index":0}Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez has attracted Arsenal’s attention (John Walton/PA) (PA Wire)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":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","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":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez, head coach Diego Simeone has claimed on the eve of their C...