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Julian Alvarez he left River Plate in the middle of 2022 towards the Manchester Cityreigning champion of the Premier League. Without certainty about the minutes he would have with the citizenshis presence in the Argentine team was in doubt, but the striker showed all his worth in a handful of games, he became world champion in Qatar and from England they divulged what is the succulent offer that they will make to shield it for the future.
british tabloid Daily Mail reported that the Manchester entity wants to extend the link until 2028one year more than previously signed, with an estimated salary of USD 5.780.000 by year (USD 120,000 a week), an offer that almost doubles what the Spider upon arrival at the institution. Nowadays, He is one of the lowest paid players in the squadsince his remuneration is only above the third archer, Scott Carsonand the ruffles Cole Palmer y Maximo Perrone.
This update will position it above what the team’s starting goalkeeper bags, Ederson and the defender Nathan Ake. However, it is still very far from Erling Haalandwho perceives $22 million by year. The Norwegian goalscorer’s performances, which included scoring five goals against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League, took him out of the headlines as he started from the start in three of the last 12 games and was able to score just one goal (against Bournemouth).
Despite competing in the center of attack with one of the most effective gunners in the world, Álvarez has transformed what could be a weakness into its strength because it takes 10 goals and three assists in 33 appearances at City in all competitions, having started 14 times. These statistics are encouraged by the fact that half of his minutes (he played a total of 1,599) are coming off the bench.
After lifting the World Cup with the Albicelesteeverything made believe that Guardiola I would give the striker more minutes, but the opposite happened. The few participations of him provoked the supposed interest of different teams to get his file, among which would be the Barcelonabut Manchester City He is very satisfied with the man from Córdoba, who comes from being a fundamental piece in the coronation in the last world with 4 goals in 7 games.
Guardiola had referred to this feat and highlighted the little recognition that there was for his manager in the run-up to the World Cup: “It’s like Messi, right? He had to win the World Cup to receive the credit or mention he deserves. Argentina could have lost on penalties against the Netherlands or against France, they would not have been champions, but Julián Álvarez would still be the great player he is”. “He is a competitively different player and we don’t need him to win a World Cup to know who he is. Thanks to Argentina, he comes back as a better player and that’s very good for us.”, pondered.
Some time ago, he had also referred to the existing competition for the center of the attack with Haaland himself: “I think good strikers have the detail that they don’t compete with others, but with themselves to score. The good strikers in my career compete by the number of goals they score. We are more than delighted that the club is able to sign these two fantastic players. In many games they play together.
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