City seeks to shield Julián Álvarez against the interest of Barça and other greats

Although only it has been headline in four parties after the World-wide, the Manchester City does not have any intention to leave go to Julián Álvarez this summer. The Argentinian forward, figure with the 'albiceleste' in Qatar, is one of the options that handles the FC Barcelona to reinforce his attack in the 2023/24 and, in front of the interest culé and of other 'big' European, the managerial 'sky blue' expects to renew in brief to the forward of 23 years to update his clásula of rescission.

With agreement until June of 2027, the one of Calchín arrived to the Etihad Stadium in the wintry market of 2022 in return of 21.4 million euros. The group 'millionaire' attained to retain him until mediated of year and, although it doubted on the leadership of the '9' in front of the arrival of Erling Haaland, the 'spider' has answered of good way when Pep Guardiola has given him minutes. For the moment, his contribution is of 9 goals and 2 assistances in 29 official apparitions, although his minutes have gone of more to less (1,361').

Acting in front of Aston Villa and Arsenal, Julián grieve played a pair of minutes the Saturday in the tie in front of the Nottingham Forest (1-1). Faithful to his style, Pep insists in playing with an only tip and, in front of the incredible average goleador of the Norwegian, to the Argentinian little by little have reduced him the opportunities. However, 'Daily Mirror' gives by safe the update of his index card, which will have to correspond with his current value in Transfermarkt (50 'kilos').

"With Julián Álvarez do not make a mistake. We knew that it was a fantastic boy and check it. It is a player of team by the effort that does. And afterwards it has goal, when it falls him cerquita to the area, has the goal between eyebrow and eyebrow", said Pep on the Argentinian during the World-wide. In Premier, Álvarez duma 4 goals in 18 apparitions, numbers very distant to the ones of Haaland, but his level has been sufficient to wake up the interest of the Barça and other clubs.

The possible sanctions to the City can change it everything

The complaints by more than 100 cases of financial irregularities that weigh on the 'cityzens' would be the only obstacle regarding the renewal of Julián. The club runs the risk, even, to be expelled of the Premier League, which would force to the club to sell to the majority of his stars. In this sense, the Barça follows attentive to the future of the Argentinian, which could give an unexpected twist if they confirmed some of the possible sanctions that would suffer the ones of Pep in summer.