Before Liverpool's first home game of the new Premier League season, David Ornstein, a renowned journalist for The Athletic, stated on TNT Sports at Anfield that Alvarez had told Arteta he did not want to join Arsenal.

Host: Many fans are interacting with us online. One viewer asked: David, what is the probability of Julian Alvarez joining Arsenal?

Ornstein: That's very difficult to predict. People always cling to these numbers, right? One slip-up and it becomes something others will use against me later. I think at this moment, just as we are live on TNT Sports now, the possibility of him joining Arsenal is very low. Because if he leaves, his preferred destination has always been Barcelona. But Atlético Madrid has closed the door on him going to Barcelona; that deal won't happen. Atlético is willing to do business with Arsenal, and Arsenal is also ready to reach an agreement at the club level, but they need the player himself to be willing to join the team, and Alvarez has not shown any interest in joining Arsenal at the moment. He has already communicated with Mikel Arteta and stated that he does not want to come. Of course, things can change; will his attitude soften in the coming days? These types of transfer situations are always fluid. So, I don't want to be too absolute and declare that this will definitely not happen. But for now, this deal is not progressing in the direction some people are suggesting or hoping for. I think Julian Alvarez is Arsenal's primary target, and if they can't sign him, perhaps Arsenal will stick with their current squad. But let's wait and see; anything is possible before the transfer deadline.

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