Here are your biggest Manchester City transfer stories of Tuesday, August 6, as Atletico Madrid reach an agreement for the signing of Julian Alvarez.
With the summer of international football now nearly out of the way, the transfer window has kicked into life as clubs get ready for the forthcoming season.
The Premier League gets back underway in just 10 days so clubs are running out of time to get business done beforehand, though the window is open until the end of the month.
After a slow start, August could see Manchester City come to life in the market starting with the impending departure of Julian Alvarez.
Here is a round-up of the biggest City transfer stories on Tuesday.
- Who is Julian Alvarez? The story of the striker who won it all at Man City before joining Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid ‘reach total agreement’ with Man City for Alvarez
It was widely reported on Tuesday morning that Atletico Madrid have had a bid of £82m accepted by City for Alvarez.
The Athletic’s David Ornstein posted on X: “Atletico Madrid reach total agreement with Manchester City to sign Julian Alvarez. Deal worth up to €95m including add-ons- roughly ~£82m. Club record sale for #MCFC.”
All that’s left is for the Argentine to come to terms with Atletico and the deal will be done, with it looking likely to be concluded this week.
Alvarez’s impending exit will give Pep Guardiola a big decision to make on how he looks to replace Alvarez, either with new signings or from the club’s academy.
The manager has said previously that new arrivals could ‘maybe’ come in if a member of his first-team squad departs.
- THE FULL STORY: Atletico Madrid reach agreement for Julian Alvarez transfer
City youngster heading for permanent exit
It looks like Alvarez won’t be the only surprising departure from the Etihad Stadium this week.
It was reported by Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday that City have reached an agreement to sell one of their exciting youngsters, despite him impressing in pre-season and in rare competitive first-team appearances.
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- READ ON: Man City on the verge of selling gem ‘who will go a very long way in football’ for just £3.5m
Pundits react to impending Julian Alvarez exit
Many football pundits and insiders have been having their say about the news City are set to sell Alvarez on Tuesday.
TalkSport’s Andy Townsend said that while the offer is high, they might struggle without the versatile forward, while Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony admired how the Blues don’t fear selling any player.
ESPN’s Don Hutchison thinks Guardiola will be desperate to try and keep him while one of his colleagues had some interesting things to say about Alvarez, which you can find by clicking below.
