After Julian Alvarez broke his silence regarding his future at Etihad Stadium this week, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola responded sharply.

The 24-year-old, who previously contributed to the senior team’s victory in the Copa America earlier this summer, has been speaking this week while on international duty with Argentina’s under-23 squad at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Alvarez has had little to no time to directly respond to the rumours about a possible wish to depart the Etihad Stadium because his Manchester City future has been the subject of constant reporting throughout the current summer transfer window.

“I was among the guys at City with the most minutes played last season. But ultimately, you want to participate; you don’t like to be left out of significant contests. I’ll give it some thought and see what I want for myself. Julian Alvarez conceded in France, “We’ll see.”

Now, when Pep Guardiola was questioned about Alvarez’s remarks during his Monday interview with US media, he responded in a way that many saw as mostly abrasive.

La Araña, though, has acknowledged this week that he will consider where his greatest opportunities lie when his competition with Argentina in the French capital is over. He attributed this decision to his lack of playing time in “important matches” for Pep Guardiola’s team.

Guardiola responded, “I don’t think about replacing (him), but I knew that he said that he’s going to think about it.” “His agent is going to call Txiki (Begiristain) when he’s finished thinking about it, and we’ll see what happens.”
“I know he wants to play in important moments, yeah, but the other ones too,” the man went on. There are other players, ages 18 and 19, who wish to participate in crucial games. I’ve read that he needs to consider it—all right, consider it. He will then let us know what he intends to do after that.

Pep: “This game is made easy by players like Kevin.”

The Catalan coach answered, “Yeah, he played a lot,” when asked directly about Alvarez’s assertion that he should have played more games for Manchester City despite recording some of the most minutes in the team’s first-team lineup.

“It’s okay if he desires more. This is the reason; consider it. And he will let us know after considering it.
The biggest teams in La Liga are apparently considering Atletico Madrid as their top summer transfer target for Julian Alvarez, as they search for a new striker to take the team’s captaincy come next season.

However, despite recent reports of a cash inflow into the Metropolitano, Manchester City wants a substantial return on their investment, which they committed to in 2022, thus the Spanish capital side may run into problems.

In addition to performance-related bonuses and add-ons totalling an additional €20 million, Etihad executives are targeting an initial transfer fee of €70 million for Julian Alvarez this summer. There is also a chance that buy-back or sell-on clauses might be agreed.