Manchester City have today completed the signing of Julian Alvarez from River Plate.
The 22-year-old forward joins City for a fee of €17 million but will stay at River Plate until at least the summer.
The Argentine forward, who has five international caps for Argentina, has signed a five-a-half-year deal at the Etihad Stadium but will be loaned back to River Plate until at least July.
“Julian is a player we have monitored for some time,” City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain told the club’s official website.
“He is capable of operating in a number of attacking roles, and we firmly believe he’s one of the best young attacking players in South America.
“I am so happy we have managed to bring him to Manchester City. I really believe we can provide him with the right conditions to fulfil his potential and become a top player.”
In reactions to the announcement share on twitter, many Man City fans have been sharing their thoughts and opinions.
Here are some of their best responses.
Finally!!! Welcome to Manchester City, Julian Alvarez🤟🏻🇦🇷💙
— Jerarudo (@Jerarudo1) January 31, 2022
aguero regen pic.twitter.com/5I16NIjlrs
— 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠 🇦🇷 (@AgueroProp) January 31, 2022
This is what we have been waiting for
— alex (@alexquintani11a) January 31, 2022
Finally! Though still not happy he’s not joining this January.
— ifeanyi levi okonkwo (@ifeanyiokonkwoL) January 31, 2022
However, some Man City fans were not happy with the way Julian Alvarez’s announcement was done.
What an announcement
— Rishi (@GundoRole) January 31, 2022
Not even a video tears even Burnley gave a banger of an announcement
— Tamjidul (@TamjidulH24) January 31, 2022
And they made us wait 5 whole days to announce him
— Shootah🚀 (@_TimothyMwanza) January 31, 2022
This tweet will go down in history.
— mcfc lads (@mcfc_lads) January 31, 2022
Can’t believe we don’t even get a photo of him in the shirt or a reveal video 😭😭😭
— Char 🙅🏼♀️ (@charlottesleet) January 31, 2022
