Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez has categorically rejected an opportunity to rejoin Manchester City, reiterating his firm stance against returning to the Premier League. The 26-year-old Argentina international remains locked in the summer’s most prominent transfer deadlock as the European transfer window heads toward its final days.
Barcelona dream blocked as UK visa regulations complicate Premier League move
While Álvarez has held a strong desire to join FC Barcelona who submitted an unsuccessful €100 million (£86 million) bid earlier in the window Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín and the board released official statements confirming there is a “zero per cent chance“ of negotiating a transfer with their La Liga rivals.
Despite Manchester City reaching out to explore a return after selling him to Atlético two years ago for £82 million, Álvarez informed his former club that he will not move back to England. Reports indicate his reluctance to return to the UK is primarily non-football related, driven by specific UK visa regulations that would restrict his family’s ability to visit him an obstacle he does not encounter residing in Spain.
