Julián Álvarez vs Bournemouth

BARÇA HAD THOUGHT ABOUT JULIÁN

City seeks to move Julián Álvarez away from the market with an big offer

Published:11/03/2023 - 19:12h

Updated:11/03/2023 - 19:12h

Manchester City is very close to 'tying' one of the most promising strikers in South American football. According to the Argentine portal 'TyC Sports', the 'spider' will extend his contract until 2028, thus ruling out the possible interest of FC Barcelona

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Julián Álvarez will not move of the Manchester City, at least no this year. In accordance with the Argentinian portal 'TyC Sports', the forward of 23 years is very near to sign a new agreement with the group directed by Pep Guardiola, until June of 2028, which includes an important improvement salarial, in accordance with the index card of a player that already is champion of the world with Argentina. With this, the FC Barcelona descartaría one of his possible options in attack for the summer.

And it is that in Can Barça the fichar another '9' is a need, since Xavi Hernández explains, in this moment, only with Robert Lewandowski like option in what to centrodelanteros refers . The one of Calchín has had a good first season with the 'cityzens', converting 10 goals and 3 assistances in 31 parties (1,541 minutes) in where it has resignado to yield leadership to Erling Haaland.

Julián, a wise option for the Barça

In this sense, Julián Álvarez has showed to be an able player to surrender to tope in spite of not having the regularity in the XI that all forward wishes to have. The Argentinian was able to win him the titularity to Lautaro Martínez in the 'albiceleste' during the last Glass of the World, where was key beside Enzo Fernández, his ex mate in River Plate, to promote to the ones of Lionel Scaloni after a bad beginning in the tournament.

The '19' of the Manchester City left of Qatar with 4 goals in 7 parties and the trophy of champion in his hands. Pasra The Barça, the style of game of Álvarez would come very well to the diagram of Xavi, but the City has left clear that will not sell him this summer, since although his index card is very low (wins 2.6 'kilos' to the year) his value of market already reaches the 50 million euros, more than the double of what the English group paid to River does more than a year by his traspaso (€21.4m).

The City has very clear the value of Julián Álvarez

In this sense, so much the managerial 'sky blue' as Pep Guardiola know that, further of the presence of Erling Haaland, Julián Álvarez is a very valuable forward that, to these heights, would be a big error leave him go. Thus, 'TyC Sports' confirms that the plans of the club aim no only to extend by a year more his agreement (until 2028) and readjust his wage, sinto also to fix a clause of rescission 'prohibitiva' that correspond with his projection.

In fact, the Catalan technician has not hid his satisfaction by the performance of the Argentinian, the one who can play without problems like second tip beside the 'crack' Norwegian. "Julián is very fast when it plays behind Erling like forward, know that have an opportunity in the area all the time. He always is here. We need an extra man in the area, therefore it is so important. Help to Haaland to that it convert goals also", said Pep after the goleada in front of the Bournemouth (1-4), where the player sudamericano converted a so much.

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