Arsenal ecstatic, as Euro giants prepare €100m Man City raid that’ll dampen Guardiola title chances

Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, and Arsenal—all contenders for the Premier League title—may receive a significant boost as a result of rumours that Real Madrid has made a whopping €100 million (£87 million) bid to lure Julian Alvarez away from Manchester City.

With 11 goals in 14 games so far, Erling Haaland leads City in scoring once more, but it might be claimed that Alvarez, his striking partner, has been even more effective this year.

In 15 games in all competitions, the Argentine has seven goals and five assists.

This includes the first goal scored by City in their most recent league game, a 2-1 victory over Brighton, with Haaland also recording a point.

Pep Guardiola and those above him at the Etihad will be delighted with how Alvarez has progressed.

Signed for just £14m from River Plate in January 2022, he has since established himself as one of the deadliest attackers in England, while his value has also soared to €80m (£70m), as per transfermarkt.

In March, Alvarez penned a new contract with City which is designed to keep him at the club until June 2028.

However, last season’s treble winners are at growing risk of losing him, if reports from Spain are to be believed.

On October 19, it was claimed that Alvarez would be keen to join Madrid, should they manage to strike an agreement with City for his transfer.

Madrid’s fierce Spanish rivals Barcelona are also keeping tabs on him ahead of a potential move in the future.

Following their discovery that Madrid and Barcelona are interested in the 23-year-old, Football Insider reported on Friday that City would demand at least £80 million to sell the player.

Sport Witness has updated their article, citing allegations that have surfaced from Spain, stating that Madrid is “willing to take a bold step” in order to lure Alvarez away from City.

Real Madrid is prepared to make a bid to sign Julian Alvarez.
To get Alvarez to the Spanish capital in January, Los Blancos are rumored to have planned a massive £87 million deal.

Madrid thinks that this offer, which is also beyond Barca’s means, will be sufficient to achieve a settlement with City.

Madrid have previously set their sights on Alvarez’s fellow forward Haaland. But they think he might be too expensive to sign, which is why they have turned their attention to World Cup winner Alvarez.

Madrid could soon have a whole new frontline, with Alvarez being targeted alongside Paris Saint-Germain ace Kylian Mbappe.

Those players operating in attack with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior is a frightening prospect.

City losing Alvarez would be a huge blow, as it would see them lose plenty of goal threat and creativity in the final third.

Of course, Guardiola does have several other hugely talented forwards, but Alvarez has emerged into one of his key stars in recent months.

Alvarez heading to the Bernabeu would also give the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs belief that they can cause an upset and finally end City’s dominance in the Premier League.

That will still be hard to do even if City are forced to operate without Alvarez, though Spurs have an advantage as they are five points clear after playing an extra match.

Arsenal are the only other team that have matched Spurs in terms of going unbeaten in the league so far this campaign.