Man City transfer deal details for Julian Alvarez revealed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe full extent of Manchester City’s investment in 21-year-old Argentina whizzkid Julian Alvarez have been revealed. The Blues are set to finalise a deal for the South American Footballer of the Year for an initial £17.9million - but Alvarez will remain at his club River Plate on loan until later in the year.
Sources in Argentina claim the deal is currently being finalised after the basics were thrashed out at a meeting of City ’s South American recruitment team with River representatives late last week.
Alvarez has been in sensational form in the last 18 months since bursting onto the scene for River three years ago - he scored 22 goals in 45 games last season to fuel their drive to the Argentinian title.
That earned him the ultimate individual accolade in South American football, and saw him called up for Argentina for five caps - he is also in their squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia this week.
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