Man City have completed the signing of River Plate striker Julian Alvarez, the Premier League leaders have confirmed.
The highly-rated forward has put pen to paper on a five and a half year deal. City have paid an initial fee of around £14m to sign him. He scored 36 goals in 96 appearances for River Plate, as well as providing 25 assists.
They have confirmed via their official website that the 22-year-old is set to remain with River Plate on loan until July at the earliest.
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City have confirmed the forward “will remain with River on loan at least until July 2022”, with the Buenos Aires giants hoping their Copa Libertadores campaign extends all the way to October’s final.
Alvarez has already won six senior caps for Argentina and City director of football Txiki Begiristain is excited by the new signing’s potential.
“Julian is a player we have monitored for some time,” he said
“He is capable of operating in a number of attacking roles, and we firmly believe he’s one of the best young attacking players in South America.
“I am so happy we have managed to bring him to Manchester City. I really believe we can provide him with the right conditions to fulfil his potential and become a top player.”
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