Pep Guardiola trembles, the worst news he received about his striker a few days before the final

Julián Álvarez 'exploded' in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. If he had already shown that he did not need an adaptation period in Manchester City, at the World Cup he confirmed his high level, he won over the starting team and was a key player for Lionel Scaloni's Argentina team in the Middle East World Cup.

However, when he returned to England he continued the trend of substituting for Erling Haaland. Far from settling for that, Julián took advantage of every minute that Pep Guardiola gave him, so much so that he became the team's second goalscorer so far this season, behind the Norwegian, with just 48% of the minutes played.

The Cordovan is a full-fledged center forward for the big events, and he demonstrated it in the last two games he played in that position: a goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League and the winning goal against Chelsea in the Premier League. In this context, a giant who had already asked about him decided to go all-in for Álvarez.

According to Sport Bild, the Bavarians have already chosen the former River Plate player as the '9' to look for in the transfer market. Bayern failed to fill the gap left by Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Tuchel sees Julián as the perfect man for his style of play. Nevertheless, it is necessary to clarify that this will not be easy: the one of Calchín signed a renewal until 2028 with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola considers him key in the rotation.