Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is really pleased the club has managed to sign Julian Alvarez marking him down as a player for the future.
The 21-year-old forward moved to the Citizens for a fee worth around £14.2m plus add-ons and he has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, but the Argentina international will remain on loan with River Plate until July at the earliest.
Guardiola has admitted that Alvarez is good enough to join the first team immediately, but he believes that it is best for all parties that the forward remains in his native South America for the rest of the season.
Speaking to the press ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Fulham, Guardiola said: “Congratulations for City. They work to be in the present but of course for the future.”
“It’s a player that could be already with us now but we have enough players, I don’t like to have too many players in several positions.
“The best is stay in River Plate, he’s done incredibly well. In the next pre-season he’ll be with us, after we’ll decide what happens, every season the squad moves.
“I am personally really pleased to have this talented young player for the next years.”
These Pep Guardiola’s comments on Julian Alvarez were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
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Somebody tell him we don’t have a striker. https://t.co/RBsy5kvpWd
— Excelsior (@Excelsiormcfc) February 4, 2022
WE HAVE 0 strikers Baldy
— Irfañ (@Irfxnta) February 4, 2022
he doesnt want a striker when we dont have one?
— 🦦💫🌎🧩🚨🚀🧬🎈🔥 (@hflame4) February 4, 2022
So, who’s leaving in the summer?
— Jabali Mwamba (@NahashonBlessed) February 4, 2022
So Sterling must be leaving. Quite a telling statement from Pep.
— тнє ѕιякσѕку αя¢нινє (@_Wewa_) February 4, 2022
Yea some one is about to be sent packing. Putting money on Sterling but Jesus isn’t far off https://t.co/veFMj7cnAk
— 🍿 (@Obi_BALR) February 4, 2022
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