Man City set to beat Utd to £17m deal for prolific wonderkid Julian Alvarez

MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on a deal for River Plate’s Argentina worldwide ahead Julian Alvarez.

The 21-year-old – who’s rated at round £17million by his membership – has beforehand been linked with Manchester United.

However neighbours Metropolis have moved forward within the race for his signature.

And reviews in South America counsel a deal is shut.

Alvarez is more likely to spend the rest of the season with River Plate as a part of the settlement.

Then Metropolis would resolve whether or not he hyperlinks up with Pep Guardiola’s squad or joins one of many different groups within the Metropolis Soccer Group initially.

He has loved an excellent season in Argentina – scoring 18 objectives and laying on seven assists in simply 21 video games up to now.

Alvarez is able to taking part in out broad or down the center.

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In the meantime, Metropolis’s forgotten man Patrick Roberts has joined League One Sunderland on an preliminary six-month deal.

The Black Cats have the choice of extending it on the finish of the season in a deal that may very well be price as much as £3m.

The winger, 24, leaves the Residents after seven years and EIGHT loans, together with his final coming at French aspect Troyes.

Roberts, who is offered to face Portsmouth on Saturday, mentioned: “I can’t wait to get going.

“I got here to the sport in opposition to Sheffield Wednesday just a few weeks in the past to get a really feel for it and it was nice to observe.

“It’s one thing that I needed to be part of.

“The followers need you to do properly and work onerous each matchday and that strain and expectation is one thing I thrive off.

“I simply wish to do properly for the those who help me and get Sunderland again to the place they belong.”

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