Should Julian Alvarez LEAVE Manchester City? | ESPN FC 

Yes, he has too much potential. Two time Copa America winner, World Cup winner -- he needs to go to a team that makes him a primary option.

I don’t think he’s asking to be first choice,when halland was having a bad game against Real Madrid there was no reason for him not to come in

Grealish had what 2 maybe 3 good months in how many years with City? And by good I don't mean amazing. I mean good as in he wasn't terrible.

If Argentina wins the Olympics he will have won everything there is before the age of 25. Man City will have to renegotiate his contract and they'll never pay a bench player 300K a week to be the back-up to Haaland, as for when he is used as a starter it takes quite some time to get back into the groove when your manager is playing you as a winger or extra midfielder.

When as halaad delivered in a big match? ... Alvarez is better especially in a big game.

Williams,Alvarez, and Yamal front three. 😮‍💨

It’s crazy to think that you feel bad for a player who has won a lot of trophies in almost every competition for club and country at the age of 24 and that’s the reality of Julian Alvarez’s situation at Manchester City. For the sake of his footballing career, it’s a no brainer for him to leave that club this summer because a player of his caliber is too good to a be a backup player and has to play on a team where he’s guaranteed first team football. I know there’s a stat that says that “Alvarez played the most minutes out of any player on Manchester City last season, it makes no sense for him to want to leave the club”, if you’re a person who just looks at statistics to try and make a point and push an agenda about a player’s situation, you’re absolutely delusional because yes he had a great season where he had 19 goals and 13 assists 32 G/A in all competitions and he played a lot of games, but context is the most important thing here. People need to realize that from August to February, they were without Kevin De Bruyne their most influential player for the first half of the season, Erling Haaland missed a month of football due to injuries and this meant that Alvarez was playing every game and most of the time when he was on the pitch, are we forgetting that he was playing out of position and as soon as both of them were fully fit, he was relegated to the bench. If you’re watching the games with your eyes week in week out, you would know that as long as Haaland is at Manchester City, he won’t be their first choice striker over him because as terrible as his linkup play can be, at the end of the day, he’s guaranteed to score goals and this puts him in a situation where he’s on the bench and playing in a position that doesn’t suit him. Assuming this team has everyone fully healthy there isn’t any room for him in their best starting lineup. If the stat was accurate about him playing more minutes than any other player on the team, we wouldn’t be talking about him leaving the club, what I’m saying is that whether Alvarez goes to Atletico Madrid or another club, he deserves to be a starter elsewhere.

Aren’t you the same guys that said city plays better with Alvarez?😊

It's good for City to keep him but it's even better for Alvarez to leave

Great signing for Chelsea Julian & Cole together would be class

After everything he’s won with Argentina you can understand why he feels he should be getting far more game time, but with Harland ahead of him a move away is probably his best option. There will be plenty of clubs willing to give him what he wants. Plenty of players would be happy picking up a big salary and getting a winners medal for something you’ve played only a bit part in winning.

If he wants guaranteed consistent playing as a forward. What a lot of people are misconstruing about his playing time last season is that De Bruyne’s long absence with a hamstring injury and Haaland being out for several months created substantial playing time for Alvarez that won’t exist this season unless injuries happen again. Which could very well happen again and then open up another big opportunity to play again. But if he wants to be the out-and-out number 9 at a club, it’s not happening for him so long as Haaland is there.

Julian was a critical part of every trophy he’s won. It took him being a starter to even elevate Martinez game in the national team. The guy is a winner

50 goal contributions in 100 games and ESPNs verdict is not good enough? Wow.

Pep does not trust him. When KDB got back he went back to the bench he should’ve played against Real Madrid

Julian is not a role player Kay!!! Top 3 in goal scoring on Man City?? Doesn't sound like a role play to me!!!!

Thats the thing with Pep, right or wrong, Alvarez can win whatever he wants and have them trophies on the shelf, but its down to Pep's management not him as a player. We aint talking about Suarez at Liverpool or Zidane for France who have taken their team to another level. Alvarez is a good player who is part of something bigger. If you ask me, thats the way it should be everywhere, but not everybody is ready to melt into something bigger than them in the long term. Especially with Pep, whereas Ancelotti follow the same state of mind when it comes to a player but give them a lot more freedom so everybody feels like they still heavily are in the center of the project rather than just being part of it.

If he wants to leave put in a transfer request and find team who's going to pay bare cash...

Of course the guy feels that way and Pep's response was very arrogant. The only reason he played that much was because of his teammates' injuries, he doesn't know if he will have minutes this season. That inconsistency and doubts are not good for him. He has to go, it's very clear Pep doesn't trust him

Savio is gonna take that place from Grealish and Doku, a much better player than both

if a team want to shell out 80m then he can leave. if not he stays put, shuts up and fulfills his contract.

Acquiring Haaland and Alvarez in the same transfer window is a mindblowing manuver from Man City. Other teams require to resort everything they got yet Man City got 2 worldclass talents for less than 70 million. 🤯

I just felt Grealish has failed to evolve his game. His predictability in keeping the ball is necessary in certain matches albeit very few since city more likely than not will control most games... You need grealish now as a bench role player to hold unto leads by drawing fouls and holding the ball... But as a starter where you need to be proactive then he's not that guy.

Atlético de Madrid could be a great option 👍🏽

I’ll love to see him in a Barça shirt ⚽️

At the end of the day PLAYERS WANT TO PLAY He has won everything at City Maybe its time to move

Can we get Mario and Nedum on more! Robbo is not terrible either. Lol

Staying at Mancity is a waste of his talent.For longer play time he should immediately leave Mancity for good.Mancity should also release Alvarez for bigger exposure and usage of talent to enable him to win Ballon D'or.

Albarez would kill it in a team like inter or leverkusen.

atletico go lets go make it happen

He stopped scoring and was wasting chances. How is that Pep’s fault?

Alvarez should go to arsenal

alvarez always pulls opponent shirts but a hard worker just like jesus

Alvarez is a pure striker, endowed with the versatility to operate anywhere along the front line. Regrettably, this versatility has worked to his detriment, as he has often been deployed in positions other than his natural role as a striker. This has dulled his instincts and diminished his effectiveness in his preferred position. Should he fail to advocate for his career, he risks being remembered merely as a versatile player within a talented team.

Let's say Haaland gets injured.....who will play the role of Alvarez??

Alvarez played such a lot because Haaland was out for quite a long time. Grealish has been brilliant in the past 2 games in the US against Barca and Chelsea. Taking lots of people on and turning defenders inside out and scoring. He is also good at defending whereas Doku can't.

ESPN full of bricks

I’m in complete agreement with Robboo on his evaluation of Grelish, coming from a MC fan since Tevez joined the team.

Me encantó la opinion sobre Julian de los dos ex jugadores de futbol. Ellos entienden perfectamente lo que siente

Congratulations to Kay for the way she says "Julián"

He’s already won it all at City and with Argentina. Makes sense to leave and focus on personal milestones

When Kevin de bruyne leaves, pep will switch the lineup to a 4-2-3-1 and he’ll plug him as a CAM with Rodri with Kovacic. Silva and foden on the wings and Håland up front would be my guess if they value and nurture him to become a better player. Perhaps this is the solution. Or if Håland goes instead at some point 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think Grealish would play better as a #10 than a winger.

As much as I’d like City to keep him, I don’t think anyone can begrudge him a move. They bought him for £10m and will sell him for over £75m, got two great years from him and several trophies. Not a bad bit of business. Fans get too attached to players. Not every player needs to stay for 10+ years.

Alvarez has ability to take corners, freecixks and amazing hardwork

hes coming to us 💙💙💙

Fact - Alvarez played more Premier League minutes than Haaland last season.

Man City loosing Alvarez will be a big mistake. Beware!

Man city shouldn't have signed julian when they signed haaland I think it was just a strategy to disrupt other big teams like madrid and barca from getting him

Robbo is telling me foden is better than alvarez,what a joke

Man said important games..thats it.. world cup finals

I kinda agree with Robbo here I don't think Alvarez is suited to be the starting lone striker for a top club in Europe however if Atletico could make a duo of Alvarez + Dovbyk it would be really interesting even though it looks unlikely...I think he's more suited to play with a 2nd striker by his side

Agree with Robo 200%!! River Plate Espana is a great choice. Aka Atleti

Go to italy, they'll love him

I like how Robo ended the conversation. To a certain degree jack grealish

Getting most minutes and still crying about playtime. Maybe shoot some goals in important matches to be considered next time. Its a team game . First half of the season he was great and then was mediocre in 2nd half. Rivals want every player to leave city bcoz they are tired of losing every year.

He should indeed leave, imo, he deserves to play for a club where he know he is a starter. He knows this as well, I hope he push the trigger. What a player!

I totally agree with the commentators in the studio

He won World Cup and Copa America+ same trophies that Haaland won. He deserve to be main man and first player on the sheet in a club that guarantees him to start every game.

Interesting discussion, but also funny in terms of the fact that ESPN commentators also play their roles in the debate: one of the studio ones, whether it's Craig, or Robson in this case, has to be the 'bad cop' and be incisive on stuff, while the others tone it down and perform the 'good cop' roles. As for the Grealish vs Doku and Haaland vs Alvarez debate, at their best, they simply have different roles: Grealish and Alvarez are better team players in terms of effort and combinative playing with minimal risks, while Doku and Haaland are better at destabilizing the opposition and produce the unexpected in key / tight games. I'm sure that for Pep, it's both a matter of roles in different games, but also a matter of the form these players are in. Other than that, let's admit it, bar Argentina where Lautaro fits that role perfectly, at City Alvarez fits better coming on as a subtitute, while Grealish' dip of form last season made Doku the obvious choice for Pep. Individually, if any of these think of leaving, they should take into account that they will not be as good or important as they are in this team - even if they would play as regulars. Atleti is a great team, but they were always figting against the current in Spain.

Athletic Madrid does not win as many trophies as Man City. Julian Alvarez will have to decide, trophies or play time?

Yea, he should go to Barca

Julian Alvarez is one of those excellent players that is allured to a team with big promises and then when he get there things change....in this case the arrival of Halland. Juli needs to be in a stable team with regular minutes and he'll be back to his best self.

Maybe the real question that needs to be asked here is why is ManCity not made to abide by financial fair play rules? How is it that a club can spend endless amounts of money to have world-class players sitting on the bench? And the FA, UEFA, and FIFA are all looking the other way? Granted, they're not the only club in that situation. But it's time to either force clubs to abide by the rules or scrap the rules altogether. What's the point of having them if they're not going to be obeyed? As for Alvarez, his track record speaks for itself. Robson's simplistic conclusion sounds very silly. The bloke is a WC Champion with 4 goals to his name. And he wasn't even a starter at the beginning of the tournament. He didn't do that by just running around. He's entering the prime of his career. Why should he sit around for another year at City? His lack of playing consistently in his position is affecting his performance with the national team, and in any Argentinean player's head, that is bummer. Football careers are very short. A player of his talent and stature should not be wasting time at a club that doesn't appreciate him. He needs to leave. Oh, and BTW, in the important games, Haaland was nowhere to be seen. He's a one-trick pony, and sometimes he can't even pull that trick off.

he's a more complete footballer than haaland, he's won everything there is to win for the teams he's played for, he should 100% be starting for city

He's a poacher and he can manufacture goals. But he won't be much use in people systems. He would do well in more free systems

Alvarez is charm to any team at age 24 he has already won every trophy in football career

Alvarez is never going to be THAT guy, he has been fortunate to be in good company so far in his career. Asking for too much will get him exposed for the average but very lucky player he is.

There's a misconception that Grielish does or should play like Doku or a Saka. He is fast and a great dribbler, but doesn't have the explosive acceleration toward the touchline like Doku. At Villa, he was always more dangerous at the top of the box, right on the top left corner, and then driving right or passing. Pep is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole if he wants Grielish to play like a touchline sprinter. Pep could try overloading the left when Grielish is there but he uses that left as a diversion. Maybe Doku is a better fit if Pep wants his left wing to play like that, and maybe Grielish should find a coach who plays a system that suits him.

This is this type of player Liverpool is meant to sign as a striker not the.....[sighs]🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Alvarez would have to leave because he would continue to be a back up player when everyone is fit and he will be playing out of position most times, he can move to one of the big clubs in Europe and would be first choice in everywhere else except in city. He would have been a fit for Barca but actually they are not in any position to make that happen.

I have to feel he's a little ungrateful to want to go. He's had extra time off after the World Cup and now for the Olympics, played as many games as anyone last season, he did miss some time later in the season because at the squeaky end Pep tends to stick with his preferred 13 to 14

He has won it all now it’s time to start regularly

I just dont understand the hate on Grealish. He was one eleventh of the reason why they won the treble. As an individual, he may not be a shining star but as a team roleplayer he does his job and wins games.

Oh Stewart Robin, I don’t think you are a Grealish hater but you are failing to see what he brings to the team, in terms of control and free kicks. Yes, he has not had a good season but he was integral to the treble winning season and he has already scored against Barca in the preseason. If he has another poor season than you will have a point, let’s see.

Sorry but what did he honestly expect? He was signed alongside Haaland. Alveraz and his agent should’ve always known that Alveraz was going to be Haaland’s bench warmer

They have sign Savio so i don't think grelish will start

yes

That why we will miss Julian Alvares if he is not playing regularly bcos he is the only player who who won many trophy not another he is a all rounder player as one of any positions ,brilliance and talented ,a key of many trophy he is is magic but if mancity left, surely mancity willbe a great lost

I wonder why we moan about alvarez? Halland stays on the pitch and most likely gets a goal inside 60mins alvarez has to better that stat when he is given the chance. He is not a better goal scorer than halland he needs to grab that position and challenge halland.

Didn’t sound unhappy to me, he just need to be more consistent and he will be more consistent

He is definitely better potential and hardworking than Halaand and Grelish

21 mins on this topic?

See how doku and Alvarez changed games when city is suffering to score

He should go play in Peñarol!!! He’ll get minutes there 😎

Why cant Alvarez play as a Left Forward..? Man City can easily play him ahead of Graelish who has been garbage.. 2-3 good months after 2 seasons.. is it because Graelish is English thats why he has to play..?

Best show ever!

as always Robo is excellent

Arsenal should capitalize on this opportunity.

Only teams I can see him going to is PSG , atletico and maybe inter

Well he is a top player and deserves to lead the attacker of any big club

Robbo is Correct...

As a city fan I hope he doesn't leave. But if he wants to leave and a offer of a £100mil comes in I can't be mad. And I don't think we need a backup ST again put the money into an Attacking mid

He should leave. I love city, but he is too good to be a squad player. He needs to lead a line

They talk about Bobb as if they forgot what they JUST said about Julian!

Ducko is far more better than jack he's very dangerous players

I GUESS HE SHOULD PLAY FOR BARCELONA , HE IS A GOAL SCORER

He should stay at City 🔥🔥🔥

Is there an Englishmen with a better understanding of football than Robbo, I don’t think so, he’s on the money every single time.

He should leave. Pep double-speaks a lot.