Recruited in January but remained on loan at River Plate, Julian Alvarez will officially arrive at Manchester City this weekend.
The workforce of Manchester City continues to strengthen. After the arrivals ofErling Haaland then Kalvin Phillipsthe Cityzens will be able to welcome a new kid, in the person of Julian Alvarez (22 years old).
In January, the English champion had reached an agreement with River Plate for a transfer of 17 million euros, but the young striker was on loan to his club until the end of the season. This ended last night for the Buenos Aires club, eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores by Velez Sarsfield.
We are delighted to confirm the arrival of Julian Alvarez! 💙#ManCity pic.twitter.com/B9PiWVi3Pd
— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 8, 2022
This Friday, the Skyblues announced the arrival of Alvarez this weekend, he will be presented to the public on Sunday along with the club’s other summer recruits. In total, he scored 53 goals and provided 31 assists in 120 appearances for his training club.