Man City forward Julian Alvarez is reportedly ‘set to reject’ interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona as he is ‘very happy’ at the Premier League club.
Alvarez has impressed since he joined Man City last year from Argentinian side River Plate. He has grabbed 10 goals and three assists in 31 outings across all competitions.
This is even with him largely playing second fiddle to Erling Haaland, who has been in sensational goalscoring form following his move from Borussia Dortmund.
Alvarez is already being linked with a move elsewhere. Earlier this week, Spanish outlet Sport reported that Barcelona boss Xavi has ‘asked’ the club to sign the striker.
Pep Guardiola’s side want to reward Alvarez for the season he is having or keep the World Cup winner away from other teams, as there have been rumours around an exit to clubs such as Barcelona.
Fabrizio Romano reported this week that Man City are looking to extend the 23-year-old’s contract at the Etihad by one more year, with his current deal expiring in 2027.
As per the transfer journalist, the deal is still not 100% agreed and it is believed that Alvarez has to decide in March if he wants to sign the new deal or not.
Following Romano’s update, Football Insider are now reporting that Alvarez will sign the new deal as there is not likely to be any obstacles which would prevent an agreement.
Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted to take advantage of his backup status but sources with knowledge of his situation have revealed that he is “very happy” at the Etihad Stadium.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
@TheFanOpinion: “2nd time in a row a striker rejected RM & Barca for us. We’re massive..”
@mcfcmugz: “He’s the future. Pep needs to start him more and realise Haaland is only using us as a stepping stone to Madrid.”
@9JUGHES86: “Julian bleeds blue 💙.”
@pasarell1836: “Excellent, going to be a great player for City..”
@CitySZN__: “Give him a fat wage rise and guarantees on minutes he deserves them.”
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