Tag: Atletico

Julian Alvarez transfer news: Arsenal only likely exit after Atletico say no to Barcelona
27 August 2026 Off

Julian Alvarez transfer news: Arsenal only likely exit after Atletico say no to Barcelona

By Total Football News

Julian Alvarez has not attended Atletico Madrid training since being told privately the club would not sell him to Barcelona and it appears the striker’s only way out is with a move to Arsenal.

Sources told BBC Sport that Atletico communicated privately to Alvarez and his advisors earlier this week that they will not negotiate with the Catalan club over a move for the Argentina international.

The 26-year-old has

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Julian Alvarez transfer news: Arsenal, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid stay for striker?
24 August 2026 Off

Julian Alvarez transfer news: Arsenal, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid stay for striker?

By Total Football News

Arsenal are realistic about their chances of signing Alvarez before next week’s transfer deadline.

Do they want him? Yes. Are they trying? Yes. Can they pull it off? The answer to that question is less unequivocal.

Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta know it is a long shot, not least because former Manchester City forward Alvarez, at least so far, has shown little indication he would be willing

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Liverpool transfer news: Atletico Madrid keen on Andy Robertson – would move appeal?
14 June 2025 Off

Liverpool transfer news: Atletico Madrid keen on Andy Robertson – would move appeal?

By Total Football News

Robertson has had a very successful stint on Merseyside since joining from Hull City in 2017, and has a year left on his deal.

He has won everything, adding a second league title last season as Arne Slot’s side comfortably claimed the Premier League. Robertson was still a big part of that, starting 33 of 38 games.

And though some fans might be ready to move on, at 31 the

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Visit Rwanda signs Atletico Madrid deal as Arsenal protests continue
30 April 2025 Off

Visit Rwanda signs Atletico Madrid deal as Arsenal protests continue

By Total Football News

The decades-long conflict in eastern DR Congo has intensified since January when M23 staged an unprecedented offensive, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and sparking fears of a wider regional war.

Rwanda has said its forces are acting in self-defence against the Congolese army and allied militias, some of which it accuses of links to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

DR Congo also accuses Rwanda of illegally exploiting its mineral

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Joao Felix joins Chelsea from Atletico Madrid as Conor Gallagher exits
21 August 2024 Off

Joao Felix joins Chelsea from Atletico Madrid as Conor Gallagher exits

By Total Football News

Chelsea have signed Portugal forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid for a fee in the region of £45m, with England midfielder Conor Gallagher going the other way for about £33m.

Felix, 24, who has signed a seven-year deal to begin a second spell at Stamford Bridge, scored four goals in 20 appearances during a loan spell in west London in 2023.

“I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and

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Conor Gallagher to return to Chelsea training as proposed Atletico Madrid move stalls
14 August 2024 Off

Conor Gallagher to return to Chelsea training as proposed Atletico Madrid move stalls

By Total Football News

Conor Gallagher is expected to return to training at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Wednesday after landing back in London with his Atletico Madrid transfer in the balance.

The England international, 24, was pictured in the La Liga club’s Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday and spent five days in a hotel in Madrid but has been unable to complete his £33m transfer.

His move was halted because Chelsea’s £34.5m deal to

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Julian Alvarez: Atletico Madrid sign Manchester City striker for £81.5m
12 August 2024 Off

Julian Alvarez: Atletico Madrid sign Manchester City striker for £81.5m

By Total Football News

Atletico Madrid have completed the £81.5m signing of Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez on a six-year deal.

Diego Simeone’s Spanish side will pay an initial £64.4m (75m euros) with a further £17.1m (20m euros) in potential add-ons for the Argentina striker.

The 24-year-old’s departure is a record sale for City, eclipsing the £50m they received from Chelsea for Raheem Sterling in 2022.

They paid Argentine side River Plate £14.1m

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