{"id":532686,"date":"2023-10-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=532686"},"modified":"2023-10-25T08:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:26:54","slug":"sources-man-city-coaches-believe-julian-alvarez-can-go-to-the-next-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-man-city-coaches-believe-julian-alvarez-can-go-to-the-next-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Man City coaches believe Julian Alvarez can go to the next level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Key figures behind the scenes at Man City feel red-hot forward Julian Alvarez can get even better in the coming years, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-placed source has told <strong>Football Insider <\/strong>that the 23-year-old is &#8220;ready to go to the next level&#8221; despite already lighting up the Premier League and World Cup in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alvarez, who only joined City last summer (2022), penned a renewal in March to keep him at the club until June 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Want to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julianalvarezzz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@julianalvarezzz<\/a>\u2019s goal against Brighton from Every Angle? \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udcd0<br><br>We got you \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NexenTireUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NexenTireUSA<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8DXP7NDTKM\">pic.twitter.com\/8DXP7NDTKM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1716536025005117484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He has started the 2023-24 campaign in stellar goalscoring form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Argentina international has notched seven goals and five assists in 14 appearances across all competitions this term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That form has attracted fresh interest from the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have been extensively linked with Alvarez since his move to England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Monday (23 October) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-big-update-on-alvarez-potentially-quitting-man-city\/\">City are really confident of keeping the forward at the Etihad Stadium.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/julian-alvarez\/profil\/spieler\/576024\">Alvarez<\/a>&nbsp;has been playing in a second-striker role in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, who is expected to be injured until the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He registered yet another crucial contribution on Saturday (21 October), scoring the opener as City ran out 2-1 winners at home against Brighton as they bounced back from back-to-back league defeats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to winning the treble with his club last term, Alvarez was also key to Argentina&#8217;s 2022 World Cup success &#8211; scoring four goals in seven games during the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Man City\" class=\"wp-image-473264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Kevin-De-Bruyne-Nov.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The former River Plate man also scored 17 goals and grabbed five assists in 49 club games last term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side are next in action against Young Boys in the Champions League on Wednesday (25 October).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-man-city-exploring-jamal-musiala-deal\/\">Man City exploring deal for 20-year-old \u201cworld beater\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key figures behind the scenes at Man City feel red-hot forward Julian Alvarez can get even better in the coming years, sources have told Football Insider. 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