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The Julian Alvarez saga is heating up as this summer transfer window approaches its last phases. The last few days have seen significant developments in this operation, as FC Barcelona continue their efforts to land the Argentine forward, while Atletico Madrid remain entrenched in their position of not negotiating his sale. At the start of this week, the Spider returned to training with the Colchonero club, and on Wednesday, he talked to his head coach, Diego Simeone, about his desire to leave his current team to join Barcelona. Although the conversation was amicable, the coach let the player know that not transferring him was a club decision and that he was counting on him for the next season. Furthermore, more reports emerging on the topic claimed that the striker had also talked to his teammates and admitted that he made a mistake asking for a transfer publicly, and told them that he remains committed to the Colchonero club. However, SPORT cites ESPN to report that there is no truth to these reports. Alvarez has not apologized to his teammates or shown any regret about his actions. On the contrary, his position is the same as he aired during the World Cup, i.e., he wants to leave Atletico Madrid. Going forward, the player is now looking to meet the club CEO Gil Marin, and has already requested a meeting with him to try to find a way forward about his situation. In this requested meeting, the player would remind the club official about their earlier commitment to let him leave if a good offer arrived, and would express his disappointment at the club’s change of stance. Meanwhile, Barcelona are keeping a close eye on any developments taking place regarding Julian Alvarez and Atletico Madrid, and it looks likely that the next few days will see a conclusive turn arrive in this saga.