Manchester City still plan to sign a marquee striker in the summer transfer window, with Erling Haaland their top target.
31.01.2022 - 08:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Julian Alvarez is the most high-profile piece of transfer business left for Manchester City to conclude in the January window.
A month that began with the £47.6m sale of Ferran Torres to Barcelona is expected to end with an official announcement that Alvarez will mark his 22nd birthday with a permanent move to the Etihad, albeit one that will keep him at River Plate in the short term..
It remains to be seen how much impact Alvarez will have on Pep Guardiola's first team but his signing follows those of Gabriel Jesus, Douglas Luiz, Yan Couto, Kayky and others as part of City's strategy to sign up the best young talent straight from South America rather than watch them go to other European clubs first and see their transfer value rocket.
Other than the Alvarez deal, the rest of City's activity on deadline day is likely to be focused on loan moves for players on the fringes of the senior squad.
Finley Burns, an 18-year-old centre-back who made his debut against Wycombe in the Carabao Cup, is completed a loan move to Swansea on Sunday after signing a new contract earlier this month. The Welsh club are also interested in a move for Morgan Rogers, a 19-year-old winger who impressed on loan at Lincoln last season but has been unable to break into Scott Parker's Bournemouth team this year.
City will cut short their year-long deal with the Cherries if they can find a new home for Rogers - probably still in the Championship - and the player was back in Manchester at the weekend after being left out of the Bournemouth squad at Barnsley.
That could be all of City's business for the window, although there is still a chance that James McAtee leaves on loan with Rangers among a host of clubs interested in a loan deal for the second
Manchester City still plan to sign a marquee striker in the summer transfer window, with Erling Haaland their top target.
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Manchester City intend to welcome Julian Alvarez to the Etihad in July, his agent has confirmed, but River Plate have hinted they will 'do everything' to keep him on loan beyond then.
River Plate fans have expressed their disappointment at the news that last season's top goalscorer Julian Alvarez will become a Manchester City player at the end of the season.
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Manchester City believe they have landed one of the top young talents in South American football after completing a deal for Julian Alvarez.
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Argentina international Julian Alvarez.
The little town of Calchin is lost in the vastness of the Pampas, the great grasslands that feeds the people of Argentina’s cities.
Manchester City have completed the signing of South American Footballer of the Year Julian Alvarez for a fee of around £14million.
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River Plate president Jorge Brito has confirmed that striker Julian Alvarez will be joining Manchester City, insisting it is a "done deal."
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