Manchester City signed Julian Alvarez, the main Argentine striker in the brilliant first part of Albiceleste’s World Cup semi-final in Qatar against Croatia, in January this year for €20m
Álvarez was the author of the penalty kick committed by Dominik Levakovic, which Leo Messi later converted, scoring the second goal with an individual action and achieving the third goal that culminated in Leo Messi’s play. Three actions with which he confirmed his brilliant career, which he spent in River Plate, the team in which he trained and in which he began to excel. Thanks to his goals with millionaires, Julian Alvarez has captivated Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City scouts in South America
Pep Guardiola saw the process clearly as he learned of Barcelona’s interest in Ferran Torres, who signed him a year and a half ago for €25m. Manchester City decided to sell Ferran Torres to Barcelona for 55 million euros (plus 15 bonuses) in order to spend part of this income on hiring Julian Alvarez
On January 31, 2022, precisely the day he turned 22, Julian Alvarez signed for Manchester City although he did n immediately cross the pond but stayed for six months at River Plate to finish the season in Argentina and start the 22/23 season with Guardiola. . city
With this signing tied, City opened the door to Barcelona’s Ferran Torres, who dared to pay double what they paid Valencia for him
Torres City not only helped sign Julian Alvarez, but also used the proceeds from the sale of Ferran Torres to take over the services of Erling Haaland, who paid €60m in commissions for him
