Argentina and Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez looks all but set to secure a move to Spain with Atletico Madrid close to agreeing a fee with Manchester City for the Argentine forward.
Alvarez, fresh from winning the Copa America with Argentina and participating in the Olympic, has made his intention known to access his options howbeit about a potential move away from Manchester city. But what could be his motives for seeking a move away from the Citizens? There have been reports of Alvarez been unhappy due to his lack of game time last season but when looked upon, the Argentine started 31 league matches out of 38 for Manchester City last term so what could have been his reason to want to access his options?, there are unconfirmed report of a burst out with City manager Pep Guardiola though Pep has made it clear he has no problem with the Argentine after Alvarez made it public he was going to access his options and Pep said there would be discussions when Alvarez returned from his extended holiday due to his participation at the Olympic but Pep admitted He won’t try to stop him if the Argentine want out. What could be the reason behind Alvarez considering leaving City remain unknown considering he played majority of the match though there were reports of him being unhappy for not too involved in big matches as the vocal point in attack due to the presence of City’s talisman Erling Haaland with Alvarez mostly been used as a number 10 quite often last season.
Reports coming out this evening is that Alvarez to Atletico looks close though there is nothing agreed yet but its something to look out for this transfer window. There are also rumors of Alvarez to Arsenal but Pep would not want to strengthen the Gunners who could have Alvarez to be the final puzzle to beat City to the league next season and Guardiola will not want to strengthen a rival after having sold the Gunners Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Be rest assured to catch all the latest news on friendsnfolks.com as the transfer hits up on Julian Alvarez and his potential exit from City or if there would be a change of heart from the Argentine.
