Julian Alvarez remains an important transfer target for Arsenal, and he is set to return to training with Atletico Madrid next week. Arsenal would welcome the opportunity to sign Alvarez, but they are not the only club interested in securing his services. Alvarez understands the demands of English football, but he is said to prefer a move to Barcelona and has already informed Atletico Madrid of his desire. However, Atletico Madrid rejected the proposal because they do not want to sell the forward. Atletico may prefer to work with Arsenal rather than strengthen one of their rivals by allowing Alvarez to join Barcelona.