Official: Julián Álvarez has extended his contract with Manchester City

It’s official, Giuliano Alvarez has renewed his contract with Manchester City this Thursday morning. The Argentine striker broke it during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and showed the level of him every time Pep Guardiola gave him minutes. And that’s why the English club has decided to extend his contract and therefore to “protect” him for at least another five years. The agreement provides for the extension of his current constraint (he signed for another year, until June 2028) and an economic improvement (it would double the charge).

City made it official through their social networks and, according to the Daily Mail newspaper, Julián not only extended his contract with the Citizens, but would have collected an amount close to £100,000 per week. Total madness! “the story continues“, published the English club after the extension of the contract.

The Argentina striker assured he couldn’t be happier following his renewal with Manchester City and said he has a lot to improve in all the time he has ahead of him. “This is a proud moment for me and my family. For a club like City, trusting me is something incredible. I’m very happy with my first season here, but I can give a lot more. I know I can be better and City are offering me everything I need to reach my full potential,” she said after extending her contract.

Julian’s numbers at City

Since his arrival in England, la Araña had 10 goals and three assists in 32 games, of which he played 1,581 minutes spread over 14 games as a starter and 18 as a substitute. Large numbers that have reached Julián Álvarez to have contractual and economic recognition in England.

All this on top of not being the owner. The position of center forward in Guardiola’s City belongs to the Norwegian Erling Haaland, who has 28 goals in the Premier League and 10 in the Champions League. hard to compete with Android. The controversy in the British media and also in Argentina began after City’s draw in Germany against Leipzig for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

City had drawn 1-1 and the Catalan manager made no changes. Julián Álvarez assisted from the substitutes’ bench for 90 minutes. After that match, Guardiola explained: “I was going to put Julián (Álvarez) in the second half next to Erling (Haaland) to be more aggressive, but we conceded a goal.”

And then he explained, with some annoyance: “I have the possibility of making substitutions because they are the rules of the game; but I’m a great coach to decide if I have to make substitutions or not.” In the rematch, at the Etihad Stadium, they prevailed 7-0 and progressed to the quarter-finals.

Regardless of subjectivity and whether or not the striker born in Calchín deserves more minutes, it is -just- his first season in a giant like Manchester City and at the hands of a coach in Guardiola’s hierarchy, who has not let praise since he arrived, he anticipated that he was a candidate to play (and win) the World Cup and seeks to take him little by little to be able to exploit his full potential. Meanwhile, the Spider enjoys England and will remain a “citizen” for at least another five years.