Arsenal are in talks with Atletico over the transfer of Julián Alvarez

Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez in the summer transfer window. According to TEAMtalk, the English club has already made the first offer and continues negotiations with the "mattress players". At the same time, Madrid do not rule out the option of including footballers in a potential deal in order to reduce the amount of the transfer. Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard have been discussed by the sides as candidates for a possible exchange. In addition, Atletico were interested in the situation around Victor Djekeres and young talent Ethan Nwaneri. Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta is reported to consider Alvarez to be one of the club's top priorities in the transfer market. The Madrid club, in turn, consider Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain as the best options in case of selling the Argentine forward.