Barcelona may be making the noise, but Arsenal appear to have the cleaner route if Alvarez genuinely wants out. That matters, because transfer sagas are rarely won by the club making the most headlines. Barcelona Bid Meets Atletico Madrid ResistanceBarcelona’s senior transfer staff have reportedly travelled to Madrid to try to break the stalemate. Deco and Joao Amaral are said to be meeting Alvarez’s agent, Fernando Hidalgo, and hoping for progress with Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil. Our ViewFrom an Arsenal fan’s perspective, this is the sort of report that gives you hope without making you stupidly overconfident.