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Arsenal are refusing to give up on a deal to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez despite Barcelona being favourites for his signature, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Gunners spent around \u00a364m on Viktor Gyokeres in the summer transfer window as they finally brought in the centre-forward they were looking for.<\/p>\n
However, there have been mixed reviews of the Sweden international this season with Gyokeres scoring 18 goals in all competitions since joining.<\/p>\n
Some Arsenal<\/strong> fans have been unhappy at his overall contributions to team play with the Swede sometimes seen as ineffectual when not scoring goals.<\/p>\n There have been rumours that Arsenal are now looking to bring in competition for the 27-year-old, or even replace him.<\/p>\n Top of the Gunners\u2019 agenda is understood to be Argentina international Alvarez, who is also being linked with moves to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n READ: Viktor Gyokeres among five Arsenal stars fighting for their futures with Arteta \u2018open\u2019 to sale<\/strong><\/p>\n There were recent rumours that Alvarez could now reject Arsenal and favour a move to Barcelona because of his links to Manchester City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, our friends at TEAMtalk<\/em> insist that Arsenal are \u2018refusing to give up on signing\u2019 the Atletico Madrid superstar this summer with the Argentine ready to leave.<\/p>\n The website insists that Alvarez\u2019s camp are still \u2018deep in talks with Barca\u2019 but, crucially for Arsenal and other clubs, they have \u2018made it very clear to the Catalan giants that they will not allow the whole scenario to turn into a saga.\u2019<\/p>\n A quick deal could prove tricky for Barcelona because of their well-known financial issues with a \u20ac30m deal for Rashford looking beyond them this summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> TEAMtalk<\/em> adds:<\/p>\n \u2018Alvarez is more than open to moving to Paris or London, and sources have insisted to TEAMtalk this week that moving out of Spain is \u2018not a hollow threat\u2019 and that has seen talks also continue with PSG, Arsenal and Chelsea.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone revealed on Tuesday that Arsenal, PSG and Barcelona all had interest in Alvarez ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n Simeone told reporters<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m not inside Julian Alvarez\u2019s head. But it\u2019s normal that an extraordinary player like Julian Alvarez is wanted by Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.\u201d<\/p>\n Ex-Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere has insisted that Alvarez would be a \u201cgreat fit\u201d for Mikel Arteta\u2019s side as he is a \u201cproven\u201d player.<\/p>\n Aliadiere told Aceodds.com<\/em>: \u201cAlvarez will be a great fit because he is that player, but can also play as a nine. He will go and press with a Martin \u00d8degaard next to him.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to see great players at the club, and he\u2019s a top player and proven when he won the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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Simeone confirms Arsenal interest in Alvarez<\/strong><\/h2>\n