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The forward still wants more playing time and to move to a better place, according to The Athletic. But City’s stated value of around £60m ($77m), plus an extra £17m ($22m) in possible add-ons, could make it harder for him to get the job. Atletico Madrid is very interested in the player, but they don’t agree with City’s demands. If more talks fail to get the Premier League winners to lower their price, Atletico Madrid could back out of any deal.
After playing in the Copa America, Alvarez flew to Paris to represent Argentina in the Summer Olympics. This will make Pep Guardiola even less likely to give him a starting job, at least in the beginning of the 2024–25 season. Because of club and foreign obligations, he hasn’t had a real break in three years, which makes things even more complicated for him.
City has shown in recent years that they are happy to let players leave if they want to. The moves of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal are two examples of this policy. Their resistance to key players, however, means they will be hard to replace quickly, which makes things hard for prospective buyers. They stopped the sales of Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva last summer, which shows how picky they are about which players they let go.
Once again, City’s careful use of money when working with important assets has come to the fore. After apparently turning down a four-year contract offer, they are likely to be firm in their assessment of Alvarez. This could mean that the player has to stay at Etihad as a backup to Erling Haaland, who scores a lot of goals, for at least another year.
