Reports Claim 'Spider' Alvarez Suffers Severe Depression and Refuses Food; Atletico Madrid Allegedly Want to Hide Situation and Sell Him to Arsenal

According to news on August 29 Beijing time, the conflict between Alvarez and Atletico Madrid has further intensified, with Atletico refusing to sell him to Barcelona while the player himself only wants to join Barcelona.

After the end of last season, Alvarez stated that he wanted to join Barcelona, which also led to a public dispute between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Afterwards, Alvarez became completely at odds with Atletico's management and supporters. Atletico issued a public statement saying clearly that they would never sell Alvarez to Barcelona. At the same time, Arsenal expressed interest in Alvarez and were willing to pay a high transfer fee for him, but hoped that he genuinely wanted to join the club. However, Alvarez repeatedly emphasized that he only wanted to go to Barcelona.

Journalist Enric Canyellas said that during a previous meeting, Atletico CEO Marin told Alvarez that he either had to accept a move to Arsenal or sit in the stands.

Journalist Juan jesus said that Alvarez is currently in a state of severe depression, while Atletico Madrid are making every effort to cover up the truth and want to sell him to Arsenal. Juan jesus claimed that Alvarez has not trained for more than a week and has barely been eating, causing a significant drop in weight, and that Atletico's management are trying to conceal these issues before selling him to Arsenal.