Still, Álvarez has been in the shadow of Erling Haaland, and with the way Pep Guardiola is setting up the new season, Álvarez is likely to continue playing the role of a super sub.

Now, according to Gastón Edul and various other outlets, Julián Álvarez is set to move to LaLiga and play for Atlético de Madrid.

Atlético de Madrid in for Julián Álvarez

According to César Merlo, Julián Álvarez will be transferred to Atlético de Madrid and will sign a five-year deal with the Spanish club. For Álvarez, this move will make him the team’s primary striker from the start.

At the Champions League level, Álvarez will continue to play on the biggest stage of European club football. Atlético de Madrid has been pursuing the Argentine striker for some time now, and the transfer fee is expected to be in the $70 million range.

The versatile forward has played in six different positions for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City this season and has 16 goals in 46 games, just one goal shy of tying last season’s mark.

Despite being used as a utility man, a lot of talk as come about as to Julián Álvarez’s future at Manchester City and trying to get out of the shadow of one Erling Haaland. According to Ekrem Konur of TNT Sports, Álvarez has interest from French side PSG.

Julián Álvarez to PSG

Konur stated on X, “PSG are expected to revive their interest in Manchester City’s 24-year-old Argentina Striker Julián Álvarez this summer.” Álvarez has a long-term contract with Manchester City until June of 2028.

While there are talks that the Argentine may want more playing time a move to PSG would be surprising given the step down from the Premier League to Ligue 1.

Álvarez is listed at having a transfer value of $90 million, but surely given his pedigree and accomplishments at such a young age, the Argentine would command over $100 million in transfer fee.

The majority of national media members and international coaches and captains weigh in on the decision. However, new Spain manager Luis de la Fuentedid not regard the Argentine superstar’s success as adequate to be crowned ‘The Best’ nevertheless.

The new coach of the Spanish national team, who took over for Luis Enrique, has chosen Messi’s colleague and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez as the finest player in the world in 2022.Thus, several Spaniards have questioned the new La Roja manager’s vote selections for the prize.

Watch: Why did Spain manager vote forJulian Alvarez at The Best FIFA 2022?

According to a previous report fromCadena SER, the 61-year-oldranked Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund in second and Luka Modric of Real Madrid in third.Now we know the experiencedmanager’s ridiculously entertaining justification for his final votes.

“Why did I vote for Julian Alvarez at The Best Awards? Because I like him and he is the World Champion, right? I don’t drink, so I was calmly serene (while voting). Messi is the greatest, of course. But I wanted to vote for Julian. Heh..”,De la Fuente explained his decision in a press conference.

Julián Álvarez has truly taken center stage all over the world, he scored 4 goals in Qatar after originally being placed as a second option up front, his chemistry with Lionel Messi and former River Plate teammate Enzo Fernandez was key to maintaining him in the starting lineup.

With all those achievements comes great popularity especially in Argentina who had to wait more than 30 years to watch the nation lift their third World Cup trophy. A video has begun to surface where Julián Álvarez’s girlfriend Emilia Ferrero was trying to maintain control of various children trying to get a picture with the Manchester City striker. Fans on social media have perceived this as Emilia Ferrero being rude to the kids and now an online petition has been started so “The Spiderman” breaks up with her.

Online petition so Julián Álvarez breaks up with Emilia Ferrero

The petition was uploaded on Change.org and could reach 10,000 signatures soon, the petition asks for fans to tell Julián Álvarez to break up with Emilia Ferrero for being a “toxic” person. Going too far the petition states that Ferrero “ruins Julián Álvarez’s public image”.

In the video, which could be from December 24th in Julián Álvarez’s hometown of Calchín, Córdoba Argentina, Ferrero is heard trying to organize the fans telling them, “Please just one photo of everyone with one cell phone, one more picture because we have to go”.

This trophy may not be a priority for the Premier League giants, but since it’s the first tournament they’ll play since the World Cup break, it will be more interesting than usual. Besides, this is a challenging fixture for both sides.

Pep Guardiola‘s men have the opportunity to testthemselves against Jurgen Klopp‘s side ahead of a challenging second half of the season, but they’ll have to do so without Julian Alvarez.

Why is Julian Alvarez not playing for Man City against Liverpool today?

Julian Alvarez is not playing for Manchester City against Liverpool today because he has just finished his World Cup participation with Argentina. The striker was given time to rest after helping La Albiceleste win the trophy on Sunday.

Alvarez returned Argentina on Monday, being part of an amazing victory parade on Tuesday, before receiving a hero’s welcome in his homeland of Calchin on Wednesday.

His path in this competition started on the bench behind Lautaro Martínez, but he became a stable part right away. It was in the clash with Mexico on Matchday 2 when head coach Lionel Scaloni gave him the go. He has responded with goals from then on. That day he wasn’t part of the scoreboard, but he did so vs Poland to close out their qualification.

The round of 16 had him as a protagonist again with a goal vs Australia in a play he created by pressuring the Australian goalkeeper. Although it was in the semifinals against Croatia when he took over the match, receiving the penalty kick that ended in the 1-0 and scoring the other two goals that confirmed a 3-0 victory that sent them forward in the draw.

How old is Julian Alvarez?

Alvarez was born on January 31, 2000, so he is 22 years old. His place of birth is Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina.

How tall is Julian Alvarez?

Alvarez is 1.7m tall or 5’7”.

Who is Julian Alvarez’s girlfriend?

Alvarez is currently dating Emilia Ferrero. She is a 22-year-old physical education teacher from the same hometown than the player.

Who are Julian Alvarez’s parents?

The striker parents are Gustavo and Mariana Alvarez. He has two brothers, Rafael and Agustín.

What is Julian Alvarez’s net worth?

Alvarez’s net worth is around five million dollars because he just got to Manchester City. That will rise rapidly given he has a salary estimated to be in the range of the 2.6 million pounds per year.

Does Julian Alvarez have any social media?

Alvarez can be found at @juliaanalvarez on Instagram, where he has 5.7 million followers.

Lusail Stadium received the first game of the semifinals of Qatar 2022. Argentina and Croatia stepped on the field to try to defeat the other and earn a spot in the final to fight for the FIFA World Cup title.

During the first half, Dominik Livakovic, Croatia’s goalkeeper, tackled Julian Alvarez inside the box while the striker was trying to open the score. Daniel Orsato saw the foul and gave the South Americans a penalty, but not all the fans think it was a correct decision by the Italian referee.

Social media react to Dominik Livakovic’s foul and penalty over Julian Alvarez

However, the Spaniard’s continuous rotation of the squad means that his playing time may not be severely restricted. Manchester City had previously agreed to sign the Argentine striker, who played his last game for River Plate on Sunday, June 3.

Following his January arrival, he was loaned back to hisprevious club until the remainder of the season.Alvarez’s flexibility may potentially play a role in how often he plays.Despite being a striker, hecan also play on the wing, which bodes well for his prospects of breaking into the starting lineup at some point in the season.

Julian Alvarez’s contract with Manchester City

In terms of cost, Alvarez’s £14.1 million transfer price to Manchester City is rather low, making his long-term value even more attractive.According to River Plate president Jorge Brito, the deal was made possible because of a release provision in his contract that permitted him to go. After signing a five-and-a-half-year with the Sky Blues, the forward will remain in England untilthe summer of 2027 at the very earliest.

How much willJulian Alvarez make a week?

He is contractually paidup to a total annual remuneration of about £2.6 million.Taking this into account,Julian Alvarez would earn about£216,000permonth or£50,000 a week. That would make it nearly£10,000a day,or around£1,250per hour, or£52per minute.

Manchester City is still in first place in the Premier League with Liverpool breathing down their necks but looking ahead to next season the club will be once again one of the best in the league and will be a firm candidate to win the Champions League.

Now speaking with The Action Network, transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano gave his views on the new and current crop of strikers at Manchester City, with new signing Julian Alvarez coming to the club as well as questions about the futures of Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling.

Fabrizio Romano on Manchester City strikers

According to Fabrizio Romano, Pep Guardiola’s side will have to reshuffle his striking pod come next season as many national team caliber players will want to be playing before the World Cup in Qatar. One name that seems to be off of the list now is Harry Kane as interest is officially dead, “Manchester City’s interest in Harry Kane is now over. It was really important in negotiations last summer and it was really close between Kane and Man City.”

Julian Alvarez is another mystery, the Argentine youth prodigy has had great success at River Plate and on the Argentina national team, but it looks like the young prospect will have to work for minutes come July. “I’m really curious to see what happens with Julian Alvarez, if he will stay at River Plate on loan, maybe six months more or if he will join immediately. Because the plan is for him to join City in July but of course now, Haaland is joining too. So, it also depends on how many players will leave the club in the summer. This is the real point.”

River Plate is trying to negotiate with the City Group to buy MLS golden boot Valentín Castellanos, but both NYCFC and the heads of City Football Group want a transfer for the once unknown Argentine striker. Castellanos is reported to be worth at least $15 million in the transfer market and if Alvarez may not be playing right away a continued loan may make sense for both clubs given their good relationship.

Gabriel Jesus seems like the striker with a clear although uncertain future as the Brazilian is set to leave City and has interest from up to six teams. “The conversations have already started with many clubs, with his agent. Arsenal, in particular. They had direct conversations with his agents. They explained the project and the player is pretty happy with the project from Arsenal. Also in his case, Champions League football will be really important.”

“There are six clubs interested in the race to sign him. He is not going to extend his contract with Man City. It expires in June 2023. I see Gabriel Jesus leaving.”

Raheem Sterling has always been a central figure when it comes to transfer rumors and speculation. “For Raheem Sterling, it’s still an open situation as they’ve been discussing a new deal with him since a long time. He’s out of contract next summer and so for Man City, it will be crucial to have a new agreement with Sterling, this summer or they will be open to discuss with him about potential opportunities with other clubs. Many clubs will be interested but now the focus for Man City is to discuss the new deal with him.”

In December 2021,Manchester United confirmed German Ralf Rangnick as the new interim manager for the remainder of the season, and after that, he would remain at the club as sporting director for two more years.

Since his arrival at the club, the German manager has done a great deal of research and studied which players were right for Manchester United. The problem was that club executives did not follow his advice, and the players that Rangnick proposed are now succeeding in other teams.

Why Manchester United didn´t sing Alvarez, Diaz, and Vlahovic?

“The answer at the time was no there was no player on the market that could really help us – there were a few, Diaz who is now at Liverpool, Alvarez who will be at Manchester City in the summer, Vlahovic who at the time still was with Fiorentina those are just three of them that come across my mind now”, Rangnick said.

“I spoke to the board and said shouldn’t we at least speak and try and analyze if we could get a player either on loan or as a permanent deal but in the end the answer was no. I still believe that we should have at least tried, if we would’ve found and been able in 48 hours, 48 hours is short notice but it’s still 48 hours, it might have been worth to try and internally discuss but we didn’t and it was not done.”

On January 30, Luis Diaz (25) was announced as a new Liverpool player. The Colombian signed a 5-year contract with the Reds. Liverpool paid 45 million euros to Porto. So far, Diaz has played 26 games and scored 7 goals.

On January 31, Manchester City announced the signing of Julian Alvarez (22). The Citizens paid River Plate 21 million euros for his transfer and the Argentinean signed a contract for five and a half years. However, Alvarez is still playing for River Plate and this season he played 32 games and scored 26 goals.

On January 28, Juventus made the signing of Dušan Vlahović (22) official. La Vecchia Signora paid Fiorentina €70 million for the striker. Vlahović has become a key player. Since his arrival, he has played 18 games and scored 7 goals.

Tottenham Hotspur, who are enjoying the beginning of a new era under Antonio Conte, have shaken things upin the final day of the winter transfer market. However, they were not the only ones to get into business. Barcelona took all the spotlight by landingPierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal in a last-minutesigning.

Frank Lampard hasalso had a pretty busy first day at work at the Goodison Park. Everton not only have hired their new manager but they also made big moves before the transfer window was over. Here, check out the best signings of the winter transfer deadline day.

Julian Alvarez – River Plate to Manchester City ($19 million)

Manchester City have acquired the services of Argentinian sensation Julian Alvarez. The 22-year-old forward has had a fantastic breakthrough at River Plate and seemedready to take his game to Europe. The Premier League champions have signed him for a reported fee of $19 million in a five-and-a-half year deal that will see Alvarez stay at least for another six months on loan at River before moving to England. ‘The Spider’ has 36 goals in 96 appearances for El Millonario, while he already has five caps with Argentina and was part of the 2021 Copa America winning roster.

Christian Eriksen – Brentford (FreeTransfer)

Great news for world soccer as Christian Eriksen will return to play professional soccer for Brentford in the Premier League seven months after he suffered acardiac arrest during Denmark‘s game against Finland in the Euros. Eriksen had previously rescinded his contract with Inter Milan as he was not allowed to play in the Serie A with a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device.

Tanguy Ndombele – Tottenham to Olympique Lyon (Loan with option to sign)

Two and a half years after becoming Tottenham Hotspur’srecord signing for $66 million, Tanguy Ndombele has returned to Olympique Lyon on loan for the remainder of the season. The Ligue 1 club has an option to make the move permanent for $73 million.

Dejan Kulusevski – Juventus to Tottenham (Loan with obligation to sign)

Tottenham, meanwhile, have completed the signing of Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus on loan until the end of the season. The English side will also have an obligation to sign the Swedish winger in the summer for a reported$39 million. Kulusevski, 21, has two goals and three assists in 27 appearances across all competitions for the Old Lady this term.

Rodrigo Bentancur – Juventus to Tottenham ($20.90million)

Tottenham have also signed Uruguay international Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus in a permanent move for a reported $20.90 million- to be payable over the next three years – plus another $7m in add-ons. Bentancur, 24, has spent four and a half years in Turin since he made a $23m move from Boca Juniors in 2017. He has 46 caps for Uruguay.

Giovani Lo Celso – Tottenham to Villarreal (Loan)

Tottenham have also been involved in the Deadline Day by sending Argentina international Giovani Lo Celso on loan to Villarreal until the end of the season. The 25-year-old has had a loan spell in La Liga with Betis in the 2018-19 season, where he enjoyed a lot of playing time and played at a great level. Unai Emery was reportedly keen on having him at the Yellow Submarine.

Donny van de Beek – Manchester United to Everton (Loan)

Perhaps one of the most shocking moves ofDeadline Day. Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has joined Everton on loan for the remainder of the season hoping to find the playing minutes he’s been lacking at Old Trafford since his $43 million move from Ajax in the summer of 2020.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Arsenal to Barcelona (Free transfer, Gunnerssavewage)

Nothing has been the same forPierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal after he signed a new contract in the summer of 2020. The Gabonese star’s performances went downhill and this season he hit rock bottom, being stripped of the captaincy andseparated from the squad. Barcelona seized on his situation to upgrade their attack without spending too much, hoping that Aubameyang can get back to his best under Xavi Hernandez.

Dele Alli – Tottenham to Everton(Undisclosed fee)

Another name that Frank Lampard can erase from his wishlist as Everton have granted the new manager his desire to bring in Tottenham outcastDele Alli. The English midfielder use to be one of the most promising players in the league back in the day but he slowly began to lose his place in the Spurs’ lineup. Will he turn his career around with the Toffees?

Other Deadline Day signings:

• Denis Zakaria – Borussia Monchengladbach to Juventus ($5.6 million, $3.37m in add-ons)
• Wout Weghorst – Wolfsburg to Burnley ($16.85 million)
• George Bello – Atlanta United to Arminia Bielefeld (Undisclosed fee)
• Matt Targett – Aston Villa to Newcastle United (Loan)
• Bryan Gil – Tottenham to Valencia (Loan)
• Auston Trusty – Colorado Rapids to Arsenal (Undisclosed fee)
• Aaron Ramsey– Juventus to Rangers (Loan)
• Dan Burn– Brighton to Newcastle ($16.85 million)
• Todd Cantwell– Norwich to Bournemouth (Loan)