Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club is making an attempt to sign River Plate star Julian Alvarez.
This season, the 21-year-old has been on a string of top performances in Argentina , with 18 goals and 7 assists in 21 games.
Such remarkable progress has invariably put the Argentina international on the radars of many European football clubs, and now it seems it’s Manchester City who are moving first.
According to Journalist Cesar Luis Merlo, Manchester City are ‘interested’ in signing Alvarez, who still have less than six months left on his current deal.
The Journalist further states that the Premier League champions made two offers to sign the Argentine striker from River Plate – one to sign Alvarez in January and the other to add him to their star-studded squad in June,
A separate report from Hernan Castillo saying basically the same, confirms Manchester City are ‘about to close’ a deal to sign Alvarez from River Plate.
In reaction to the report shared on Twitter by City Xtra, Many man City fans have been expressing their thoughts and opinions.
Here are a few of our favourites:
This is great signing btw.
Got similarities to Aguero this kid 👍 https://t.co/bDJybjDwNN— greg🇧🇼 (@1894_G) January 21, 2022
He’s class
— Dak (@DakMCFC) January 21, 2022
the Aguero regen
— ꜱʟᴀᴡᴏɪᴅ (@slawoid) January 21, 2022
Perfect aguero replacement 🇦🇷
— L.E.S (@Leslley20) January 21, 2022
Every tier 1 sources in Argentina have confirmed the news, He is new ‘Aguero’ style
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) January 21, 2022
Ngl, this might be one of the best under the radar signings ever. Guy is a killer.
— Vishal reddy (@Vishal_reddy_M) January 21, 2022
Will he actually join the first team? He looks a great prospect. Already featured in the Argentina team aswell
— Hedghog11🏴🦔 (@Hedghog111) January 21, 2022
Hopefully true, even our rival fans are saying he’s class https://t.co/9c6mAiASon
— Blue Tone ⚽️ (@MCFCTone) January 21, 2022
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