The agent of Manchester City expertise Julian Alvarez has, on Friday night, responded to ideas that his shopper is in line for a 2nd successive loan transfer away from the membership this summer season.
Argentine sensation Alvarez, of course, put pen to paper on phrases with the Sky Blues earlier this yr.
The 22-year-old, who has lengthy established himself as one of probably the most highly-regarded younger skills in South America, agreed to the phrases of a five-and-a-half-year contract on the Etihad, earlier than instantly rejoining long-time membership River Plate on loan for the rest of the season.
It subsequently got here as one thing of a shock when, earlier at the moment, claims started to unfold throughout the media {that a} 2nd successive momentary spell away from Manchester was being lined up for Alvarez.
Reports stemming from his dwelling nation of Argentina went so far as to recommend that the Sky Blues’ switch staff had supplied their incoming attacker to Olympique Marseille for the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
Speaking to the media late on Friday, the topic of his shopper’s future was subsequently inevitably put to Hidalgo, Alvarez’s agent.
And, in news which can little doubt be met with pleasure on the half of the Man City devoted, Hidalgo went on to affirm that ‘there is no chance’ of the Cordoba native making the transfer to Marseille.
Julián Álvarez’s agent Hidalgo denies reviews of Olympique Marseille loan from Man City: “There is no chance that Julián will go to Olympique de Marseille”, tells @marcepalaciosmp ⛔️?? #OM
Manchester City need Álvarez to be half of the staff subsequent season, as issues stand. #MCFC pic.twitter.com/Cqe7wmELmi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 3, 2022
Such feedback have since too been adopted by additional assurances within the press that Alvarez won’t be departing Manchester this summer season, forward of battling it out for a first-team spot below Pep Guardiola subsequent season.
Understand hyperlinks with Julian Alvarez and Marseille (or anybody) are large of the mark. @ManCity intention is to maintain him as half of Pep’s squad subsequent season.
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) June 3, 2022
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