Atlético Madrid’s chief executive appeared to slam the door on Barcelona’s pursuit of Julián Alvarez on Thursday. Miguel Ángel Gil Marín accused the Catalan club of dishonesty and insisted the Argentina forward would “never, ever” be sold to them.
Speaking to the Spanish broadcaster Movistar Plus, Gil Marín delivered a blistering response to Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, who had said on Wednesday that his club remained “very interested” in signing Alvarez.