Arsenal planning shock move for Manchester City's Julian Alvarez
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta He has already signed two players from former recruits Manchester City since moving to the Emirates with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus Joining the North Londoners.
According to the MirrorA third signing from the Etihad Stadium is being considered as the Gunners are on “red alert” over the situation with Julian Alvarez, after Pep Guardiola revealed he will not stand in the way of any disgruntled player wanting to leave the club.
The coach's reaction comes in response to the Argentine striker wanting to play more regularly even if that meant he had to seek new pastures to achieve it.
Manchester City will seek at least £80m to start any talks over Alvarez, according to the Mirror's report, which could prove too steep a sum for the north Londoners.
They are willing to rely on Gabriel Jesus ahead of the 2024/25 season and therefore there is no desperate need to sign a striker, but it would be a mistake for Arsenal not to try and exploit a situation to their advantage, especially if the player was as good as Julian Alvarez.
Alvarez could leave England forever
Arsenal have spent a lot of money on signing David Raya and Riccardo Calafiori this summer. Everything seems to indicate that midfielder Mikel Merino will also join. The club, whose spending is approaching £100m this year.
Not only Alvarez would be… transfer It may be an unlikely affair for them, but the player could also leave the Premier league In total, he had already won everything possible in England.
Manchester City would also demand a premium for his sale to any Premier League side, so Arsenal could be quoted at a figure well above Alvarez's estimated valuation of £80m.
Arteta did a great job managing his forward line in Jesus' absence last season and will be confident he can count on the Brazil international in the upcoming campaign.
It will be exciting to see where Alvarez plays next with several European giants interested in his services, but for the Premier League as a whole, the departure of a quality player like the South American would be a costly loss.
