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The Manchester City backup striker will eventually leave in search of a club that can be the key.
Argentina's TyC Sports reported on the 16th (Korea time) 'Atletico Madrid has already begun negotiations to recruit Julián Álvarez.
Alvarez is a striker who made his name known on the European stage in earnest by moving to Manchester City in the 2022-2023 season. Even at a young age in 2000, he played a role in reminding Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero with his solid balance, excellent dribbling and accurate shooting. Alvarez's value, who won the Qatar World Cup in 2022 after joining Manchester City, has skyrocketed.
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He also showed outstanding performance in the previous season. Alvarez played in 54 games in the 2023-2024 season, scoring 19 goals and 13 assists, greatly contributing to Manchester City's offense with 31 offensive points, even though he often played as second-top and winger, not his main position.
However, despite his performance, it is not easy for Alvarez to play as the main striker in the next season. Manchester City had a wall too high for Álvarez to be the main player. It's Elling Holan. Because of Holan's presence in scoring power, Alvarez has no choice but to stay in the backup at his original position, Striker.
In the end, Alvarez decided to move out of this situation in order to secure more playing time and key status for the team.
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TyC Sports says the fate of Álvarez's next season could lie outside Manchester City. He has won six trophies in a year and a half in his Man City jersey, but the time and number of selections he is given under Pep Guardiola are not satisfactory. Atletico have already made progress in negotiations to sign him'
Atletico have recently left the team with Memphis Depay, Alvaro Morata also likely to move to AC Milan, and there will be a big gap in the frontline striker position. For Alvarez, it is the best environment for him to play as a built-in main player. Manager Diego Simeone is also known to strongly want Álvarez.
TyC Sports wants to be treated more as a key player than at Manchester City, which is why he is leaving. Last season, he averaged 64 minutes per game with 3841 minutes, but he also missed some important games. Considering that he won the World Cup championship as a member of Argentina's national team, his goal now is to play a lot of time in major games. I think I'm going to leave Manchester City for this.
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However, it is unclear whether Manchester City will allow the transfer. Manchester City is in a position to catch Alvarez for now. European football transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on his personal SNS, "'Man City will talk to Álvarez again after Copa America. Alvarez wants to play more, but Man City don't want to sell him.
Manchester City's best backup striker has made up his mind to leave the team. It doesn't seem easy to change his mind despite Manchester City's efforts.
digh1229@sportschosun.com
