I have a bad feeling that Man City would ‘regret’ letting Julian Alvarez leave
Julian Alvarez of Manchester City shoots during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Etihad Stadium on February 17, 2…
Manchester City would potentially regret letting one of their players leave this summer, according to Shaka Hislop.
So far this summer, a handful of players have left the Etihad Stadium, but they have been mainly youngsters.
Sergio Gomez is the only player from last season’s first-team to depart so far. He has gone back to Spain to play for Real Sociedad.
The likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson have been targeted by clubs in Saudi Arabia, and it remains a possibility that Ederson could leave, but De Bruyne now looks set to stay.
One other player who’s had a bit of speculation about his future this summer is Julian Alvarez – who is a player Shaka Hislop reckons Manchester City would regret offloading.
Shaka Hislop insists Man City would ‘regret’ letting Julian Alvarez leave
Julian Alvarez of Argentina gestures during the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 Final match between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium on July …
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Alvarez has reportedly been unhappy with his situation for most of 2024.
The Argentina international started last season in the team as a result of the injury to De Bruyne, and featured heavily in the first half of the campaign.
But once De Bruyne returned, and also Erling Haaland, minutes became harder to come by for the former River Plate man.
Alvarez – who cost City just £14 million – actually finished the season with the most appearances of any City player across all competitions. But in terms of minutes played, there were eight other players ahead of him.
He is a target for Atletico Madrid, although the Spanish club will struggle to afford the South American.
Shaka Hislop has been speaking about the interest in him, and he believes it would be a mistake for City to cash in. However, he understands Alvarez wanting out.
He said in a new video for ESPN UK: “I think City would regret letting him go, I just think Julian Alvarez has been that good. And as number twos go, I don’t think they come any better. From Julian Alvarez’s perspective absolutely – given what he has done for City, for Argentina, absolutely you walk into just about any other starting lineup anywhere else.
“But there’s Erling Haaland at Manchester City and you are playing second fiddle. From Julian Alvarez’s perspective, absolutely yes, I am moving on, but the balancing act becomes for City because he can play in so many different positions and does each of those wonderfully well.”
Alvarez has been a great signing but should be deemed unsellable
The coming weeks will be interesting regarding what happens with Alvarez.
Him wanting out is somewhat understandable because he knows that he will not play over the likes of De Bruyne, Haaland and Phil Foden. He would start for plenty of other clubs in Europe.
As for whether City would regret offloading him, this is doubtful.
While Alvarez has contributed good goals and assist numbers since signing, he has never really been City’s main man. And he likely will never will be while Haaland is around.
The issue for City with this is just timing.
It would not be a straightforward task replacing him at this stage, and City already have a lot of players returning late.
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