Welcome Julian Alvarez | Signing confirmed on a five-and-a-half year deal

[youngbob]

Which previous signings?

I listed a handful of them about 3/4 pages back.

 

[Gabriel]

That's great! I hope you're right. I hope he signs in the summer and bangs in 30 goals next season. In fact I hope River get knocked out the Copa, allowing him to arrive next month, so he can come and win the title with us.

I know fuck all about him so I'm happy to be proved wrong, it's just been incredibly funny to be told by people in this thread (who know just as little, if not less, than I do) that I'm completely wrong and trying to bring the mood down.

I recommended him on here back in early October, first to do so, after having watched his career develop. Said then that he's an unpolished diamond and stand by it.

 

[pudge]

I'd personally be more surprised if he broke into the team as opposed to making us a tidy profit but it seems it'll be a long while before either of those may potentially be the case

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I'd personally be more surprised if he broke into the team as opposed to making us a tidy profit but it seems it'll be a long while before either of those may potentially be the case

One never knows with football , hopefully he will turn out to be a good signing for the club from the playing aspect.

I'll be optimistic and keep my fingers crossed.

 

[Kippax77]

He can finish.
Enough said

 

[sir baconface]

Lots of people in this thread fundamentally misunderstanding what I'm actually saying because they've decided that a player they hadn't heard of a week ago is going to replace Sergio for the next decade.

No, you dope. What they’re saying is he’s an exciting signing with potential, who they’ll give a fcukin chance before dissing or dismissing him.

 

[jrb]

The OS states July 2022.

He will remain with River on loan at least until July 2022.

 

[bluemoon32]

I love Argies, they mix huge talent with a nasty streak

 

[Mid Wales blue]

Alvarez ooooooh
Alvarez ooooooh
He comes from River Plate
Aguero is his mate

Unlike some on here I’m really exited about this one.

Sheikh Mansour flew his plane
Down to Buenos Aires
Bought us back an Argentine
Julian Alvarez

Not bad, but the middle verse is shit it doesn’t even rhyme!

 

[LongsightM13]

Comparing a current Argentinian international, the country’s top scorer and continent’s player of the year, signed from one of the giant clubs of world football, to previously unknown and unproven CFG signings is quite the hot take.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Not bad, but the middle verse is shit it doesn’t even rhyme!

It works though:
Unlike unlike unlike unlike unlike unlike some
on here I am really - uh! - exited about this one.

Can't wait.

 

[Burtonblue]

Not bad, but the middle verse is shit it doesn’t even rhyme!

Haha
What I meant to say was I’m exited about the signing, not the songs….

 

[David Kloppesh]

His nickname is Spider Man.

He absolutely has to have a song to the theme tune!

Alvarez Alvarez
scores a goal, makes a pass
Alvarez Alvarez
he is strong, he is fast
lookout it's city and alvarez :)

 

[zandvoort blue]

Anyone know if he speaks any English. Think foreigners who speak at least some English tend to settle In quicker.

If not he could do no worse than watching a few Paul Whitehouse videos

 

[bugsyblue]

Didn’t realise he was so cheap! No pressure. Good luck to the lad

 

[TravisBickle]

I recommended him on here back in early October, first to do so, after having watched his career develop. Said then that he's an unpolished diamond and stand by it.

unpolished diamond you say!

 

[jrb]

No pressure on the South Stand and Blocks 111, 110 and 109 to impress Alvarez with the atmosphere at the Etihad.

 

[The Black Shed]

His nickname is Spider Man.

He absolutely has to have a song to the theme tune!

Alvarez, Alvarez
City striker called Alvarez
Scores a goal, sets 'em up
And in May he'll win the cup
Watch ouuuut, here comes our Alvarez

 

[Utter bobbins]

Again, I repeat, we paid just £2m less for Patrick Roberts seven years ago.

Yawn

 

[stan bowles]

If he’s not here until December 2023 I can see how some aren’t overly excited about this signing. The sooner he trains with City players and Pep he will improve but one year is a long time for his development. He’ll be 23 by the time he signs in December. I enjoyed the YouTube scouting videos of him but I can see how many are cautiously optimistic. I was surprised in our group chat how few were really bothered about the signing as he’s not here now

This does feel closer to a Jesus signing than a Moreno signing though, saying that I was excited about Moreno and Roberts and thought Brahim was going to be a world beater

I think a lot of the disappointment may be because our squad is weaker than at the start of the window as we have lost Torres to the Ramblas tramps

Why are you saying he won't be here until December 2023 ? It'll be January 2023 at the very latest. We can pay RP another 1.5 million if we want him sooner but not before the end of this July.