The 22-year-old, who has received 5 senior worldwide caps with Argentina, will stay with River on mortgage at the very least till July 2022.
Director of soccer Txiki Begiristain mentioned Premier League leaders Metropolis had signed a participant with vital potential.
We’re delighted to verify that we’ve accomplished the signing of Julian Alvarez from River Plate ✍️⬇️ DETAILS ⬇️
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) 1643637716000
“Julian is a participant we’ve monitored for a while,” he mentioned. “He’s able to working in various attacking roles, and we firmly consider he is probably the greatest younger attacking gamers in South America.
“I’m so pleased we’ve managed to carry him to Manchester Metropolis. I actually consider we will present him with the correct circumstances to fulfil his potential and turn out to be a high participant.”
Alvarez made his senior worldwide debut in a World Cup qualifier towards Chile in June final yr and was a part of the squad that received the Copa America in July.
Metropolis have been wanting a specialist striker after the departure of their all-time main goalscorer Sergio Aguero final yr.
They subsequently missed out on the seize of Harry Kane from Tottenham.