After winning the Champions League, shocking news from Argentina for Julián Alvarez

Julian Alvarez finished the season with important news and a great season with Manchester City. The Argentine player closed with a hat-trick and is now the first Argentine to win the most important titles in soccer. World Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premier League and Copa Libertadores. However, from Argentina, the footballer has already received unexpected news.

One of the great unknowns of the Argentine national team regarding its future is precisely what will happen to its main players in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup. For many, the Copa America 2024 may be the closing of one of the most successful teams in the history of Argentine soccer. All because of Lionel Messi's imminent retirement from the national team. Now, the player seems to confirm the news.

From China, where the Argentine National Team is currently training for their FIFA friendly match. There, Lionel Messi confirmed that it is not really in his plans to play the 2026 World Cup in the United States, but that he hopes to watch it as a spectator without any problem. Therefore, the pressure is now on Julian Alvarez, the one called to be the new face of the Argentina National Team.

Without Messi, is Julian Alvarez the new face of Argentina?

The reality is that taking into account the age factor, current team where he plays and the great participation in the last World Cup, Julian Alvarez will have the pressure to be the great leader of the Argentina National Team in the next World Cup 2026. However, there are also important elements such as Alejandro Garnacho or Alexis Mac Allister.