Manchester City would have everything arranged to extend the contract of Julián Álvarez
.
The striker, world champion with the Argentine National Team in Qatar 2022, is facing his first season at the English club, but based on his potential and good performance, the owners of the City Group do not want to waste time and will renew his contractual relationship .
At 23 years old, and in his first year in European football, his performance has exceeded the expectations that were held of him.
La Araña, so far,
has participated in 32 games and scored 10 goals
.
His numbers are good, but perhaps he had fewer minutes than he deserved for a simple reason:
Erling Haaland
.
The Argentine and the Norwegian have a great relationship.
(AP Photo/David Cliff)
The Norwegian is going through a dream season and his performances are extraordinary.
The former Borussia Dortmund has scored 34 goals in 35 games and there are still several months to go before the end of the season.
However, in Manchester they are very happy with Julián.
Pep Guardiola, coach of the Citizens, was in charge of praising the man from Cordoba on more than one occasion.
And he has always highlighted his quality and the importance he has for the team.
"He, of course, is a competitively different player. He doesn't need to win a World Cup for me to know what he is as a player. Thanks to Argentina, he comes back as a better player. That's great for us", the coach had commented after
the obtaining the World Cup by the Argentine National Team.
Pep Guardiola and his praise for Julián Álvarez.
AP Photo
The reasons for the renewal
Due to Guardiola's assessment of him, his good performances during his first year at the club and his enormous future, surely the Manchester City leadership has planned a contract renewal so quickly.
In addition, in the last time, there were rumors that several European clubs would like to add him to their ranks in the middle of the year.
The current link is valid until June 2027 and makes the forward receive 2.7 million pounds a year
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The intentions would be that, after the match with Leipzig for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the former River put the firm.
The new contract would run until 2028 and would have a significant salary increase.