Manchester City and Argentinian star Julian Alvarez has been in the news lately following speculations that he wants a move from Manchester City this summer because of lack of playing time.
There were also reports that his family and entourage wanted warmer weather than Manchester’s. Julian Alvarez joined Manchester City in 2022 in a deal costing £ 14 million from River Plate.
The 24-year-old played a pivotal role in Manchester City’s treble-winning season and their four parties of the Premier League last season. But often, the Argentine international places second fiddle to Manchester City’s number one striker Erling Haaland, who is Pep Guardiola’s number choice number 9 before Julian Alvarez.
However, because of his versatility, Julian Alvarez is sometimes deployed as a winger or a number 10. Last season, Julian Alvarez played more minutes for Pep Guardiola’s side because of injury to Erling Haaland. Since joining Manchester United, Julian Alvarez has scored 36 goals in 103 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, and Arsenal are monitoring the situation of Julian Alvarez, and Manchester City is willing to let the 24 years leave the Etihad provided an offer of £60million, plus £17 million in add-ons is tabled by any of the clubs interested in Julian Alvarez.
What did Julian Alvarez say when asked about his future?
He told DIRECTV Sports: “I haven’t stopped to think about what I’m going to do.
“When this [Argentine’s men’s football campaign at the Olympics] is over, I’ll start thinking about what I want for myself. We’ll see how things go.
“Last season, I was one of the players who played the most minutes in the team.
“But it’s true: in the end, in important games, you don’t like being left out and you want to contribute.”
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on Julian Alvarez’s future.
He said: “I read that he’s going to think about it. Ok, think about it… then he will inform us what he wants to do.
“Julián played a lot. He wants more? It’s fine. So that’s why… think about it. And when he thinks about it, he will inform us”.
