Fabrizio Romano confirms Julian Alvarez “absent” from Atletico Madrid training amid Arsenal transfer pursuit

How will the Julian Alvarez transfer saga conclude?

Alvarez could dig his heels in for Barcelona and see if that persuades Atletico to eventually let him go as they probably won’t want to keep an unhappy player.

Or Atletico could stand their ground on Barcelona and insist that if Alvarez is so desperate to leave then he’s free to accept Arsenal’s offer.

Now we wait…