The Community Shield will soon be upon us, and regardless of how much or how little you value the event, its appearance always signals the arrival of the new season. It doesn't look like Julian Alvarez will be a part of it, however, as he's finalizing his move to Atletico Madrid. Alvarez is poised to break the club's record for transfer fee on a sale. … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs United: Julian Alvarez, Kalvin Phillips
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Man City Agrees to Sell Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for €95m
Julian Alvarez was public about his wanting a move away from Manchester City, and now he has gotten it. According to various outlets, an agreement has been reached to send Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for a deal worth up to €95m (£81.5m). According to ESPN, "around £64m (€75m) will be due up front with another £17m (€20m) in performance-based add-ons." Meanwhile The Guardian … [Read more...] about Man City Agrees to Sell Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for €95m
Man City Team News vs Chelsea: Julian Alvarez, Pep Guardiola
This will be the most massive Premier League fixture, on opening weekend next month, but for now Manchester City faces Chelsea FC in match that doesn't really count. The talk pertaining to Man City centers around the back and forth between forward Julian Alvarez and manager Pep Guardiola. Alvarez is not with the team on their USA preseason tour, as he's instead representing … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Chelsea: Julian Alvarez, Pep Guardiola
Man City Transfer Talk: Ederson, Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega
This edition of Manchester City Transfer Talk focuses mainly on the goalkeepers, as we'll discuss both Ederson and Stefan Ortega. However, we'll also touch on forward Julian Alvarez to close out the column. Let's start with the No. 1, Ederson, who could leave Man City this summer, provided the club receives a good (i.e. big money) offer. The Saudi Pro League could come … [Read more...] about Man City Transfer Talk: Ederson, Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega
Man City Transfer Talk: Kevin De Bruyne, Julian Alvarez
The offseason is here and with that, we're about to see a lot of comings and goings. We'll focus on potential incomings later, but for now we're going to look at two Manchester City stars, Kevin de Bruyne and Julian Alvarez, who could depart the club someday soon. Let's examine where they might go, starting with De Bruyne, who was asked about the possibility of signing for a … [Read more...] about Man City Transfer Talk: Kevin De Bruyne, Julian Alvarez
Chelsea FC News and Notes: Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez
Today brings the Premier League weekend's headliner fixture, Manchester City at Chelsea, and it will have no shortage of storylines. Let's start with Chelsea attacking players Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer, who will be facing their former team. Sterling scored 91 goals across 225 appearances for City, from 2015-2022. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC News and Notes: Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez
Man City Starting XI Prediction for Manchester Derby
Erling Haaland broke out of his mini-slump, I guess you could call it. When you're Haaland, and you can score at will, and you play for treble winning Man City, well, these are standards now. We'll see if Erik ten Hag can contain him with Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane or whomever the Dutchman tries to throw at the best pure scorer on … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction for Manchester Derby
Man City Team News at United: Foden, Alvarez, Akanji
Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez missed out on Manchester City's 2-1 win over Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League last night, due to some unspecified, and probably less than serious fitness issues. Pep Guardiola admitted as much after the match. "We played seven new players because some were tired," said the Manchester City manager. "Phil had a little problem, Julian could … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at United: Foden, Alvarez, Akanji
Manchester United Starting XI Prediction for Manchester Derby
Ahead is an absolute monster of a weekend in European football! As we covered already, in four different articles, Saturday brings us El Clasico. While Sunday provides the Manchester Derby. Despite the fact that Manchester City have been a solid tier or two above Manchester United for most of the past decade, this series remains very competitive and balanced. You can look up … [Read more...] about Manchester United Starting XI Prediction for Manchester Derby