Julian Alvarez wants more minutes and Guardiola could let him go, what Atletico Madrid should pay to City for taking him

Manchester City looks to keep most of the squad next season under Pep Guardiola, and the club wants them to remain the top team in the Premier League. One of their best attackers in the squad, Julian Alvarez, is now rumored to join Atletico Madrid this summer as the player wants more minutes. Guardiola plays Erling Haaland more often as the sole striker of the team, and Alvarez struggles to get enough minutes in his position. Atletico Madrid is interested in the Argentine striker this summer and could offer more than $102.3 million to sign Alvarez from Man City this summer. Alvarez is currently valued at around $95 million, which puts him among the most valuable players in the market. The Premier League champions would lose their backup to Haaland, while Atletico Madrid would sign him as the main striker in their team next season.

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Guido Bercovich reports that Atletico Madrid’s manager, Diego Simeone, wants Julian Alvarez to join the Spanish club. Not only does he have the ability to make it happen, but he also has Rodrigo De Paul in the Argentine national team locker room to help convince him. Alvarez joined Manchester City in 2022 from River Plate but arrived in the same summer as Haaland, who is one of the best strikers in the world. Alvarez is up there to be one of the best strikers in the world, which is what excites Simeone.

Reliable Argentine journalist Gaston Edul reported that Alvarez chatted with Pep Guardiola in private and made only one request: let him play the Olympic Games with Argentina. The striker argued that the Spanish manager didn’t give him the minutes he wanted in Manchester City. This hints that he is desperate for minutes and may be open to a move away from Man City, with Atletico Madrid as his option destination.

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Julian Alvarez’s stats with Manchester City

This season, Julian Alvarez played a total of 54 matches for Manchester City across all competitions, which includes the Premier League, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the Community Shield, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup. He scored a total of 19 goals and provided 13 assists. Alvarez played a total of 3,480 minutes this season. He has a total of 103 appearances for Man City, where he has a total of 36 goals and 18 assists.

This season, he won the Premier League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup with Man City. He started in 31 out of 36 matches played in the Premier League but due to Haaland’s injuries this season. Haaland played 31 matches in the Premier League this season, starting in 29 of them. He scored 27 goals and provided five assists in the league this season. He scored a total of 38 goals and provided six assists in 45 appearances for Man City this season.