River Plate forward, Julian Alvarez has on Tuesday concluded a contract with Manchester City, Romano Fabrizio can confirm.
Cityzens have been in talks to sign the 21-year-old River Plate striker with the deal expected to be in the region of £17m.
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The market expert and football journalist, Fabrizio made the disclosure via a tweet.
However, the Argentine winger will not join his City’s teammates until the summer after his loan spell at Marcelo Gallardo’s side.
According to Sky Sports, Alvarez has to be offloaded for a fee around £15million-£17million.
Alvarez’s current loan deal at River Plate expires in December, six months after the next Argentine Primera season takes off.
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Meanwhile, Alvarez has already represented his country on five different outings.
Fabrizio tweeted: “Julián Álvarez to Manchester City from River Plate, done deal and here we go!”
“Agreement confirmed as expected last week. €18.5m fee to River with bonuses/taxes. Julián will sign for five years.🇦🇷 #MCFC”
“Deal now sealed – Álvarez will remain at River Plate on loan until July.”
