The unexpected award from Manchester City to Julián Álvarez after his brilliant performance at the World Cup in Qatar

Julián Álvarez will have a significant contract improvement at Manchester City (Reuters/Lee Smith)

Julián Álvarez is going through a moment of dreams. Not only does he enjoy being part of one of the best teams in the world such as Manchester City, but he also added the historic World Cup title in Qatar, being a key factor in the Argentine team led by Lionel Scaloni. The forward was the team’s second goalscorer with four goals, behind Lionel Messi (7).

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For all this, the Spider will receive an unexpected prize from the citizen cast: he will have a contract improvement. Although the leadership had already hinted at this intention prior to the World Cup thanks to his great adaptation in the Premier League, his brilliant performance in Qatar ended up confirming it.

“Manchester City will considerably improve Julián Álvarez’s contract. But they had already planned and discussed it with him before the World Cup due to his performance at City in the previous months. Then, for having won the World Cup. And it will take effect in the coming weeks, ”the Argentine journalist Verónica Brunati reported on her Twitter account.

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Julián Álvarez, along with Lionel Messi, Lionel Scaloni, Dibu Martínez and the Argentine fans, are part of the nominees for The Best 2022 Award. In just six months, the former River Plate forward who transferred him for more than 27 million dollars , he earned the admiration of everyone, especially his coach Pep Guardiola, who praises him highly at every opportunity he can.

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The striker, who will turn 23 this January 31, has played 23 games for Manchester City, 10 of which he made as a starter. He has a wonderful record of scoring in all the competitions he has played: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Community Shield and EFL Cup. In the recent defeat in the city classic, Josep Guardiola preferred to leave him on the bench alternates. He has a contract until 2027, although everything indicates that it will also be renewed shortly.

The Cityzens will return to the field of play next Thursday, January 19, against Tottenham after being eight points behind Arsenal, the leader of the domestic championship. Eliminated from the League Cup at the hands of Southampton, concerns in Pep’s staff grew after consecutive poor performances. With the duel against RB Leipzig corresponding to the round of 16 of the Champions League looming at the beginning of February, Álvarez fights to get into the headlines and add more minutes of play.

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