Julian Alvarez sends transfer warning to Man City, Guardiola responds

Julian Alvarez has revealed he will make a decision on his future after the Olympics, with the forward admitting he “doesn’t like being left out” of “important games” for Manchester City.

Alvarez has been heavily linked with a move away from the Etihad this summer, with Atletico Madrid eyeing the forward as a potential replacement for Alvaro Morata after he left to join AC Milan.

And when asked about his future while competing for Argentina at the Paris Olympics, Alvarez told DIRECTV Sports : “I haven’t stopped to think about what I’m going to do. When this [the Olympics] is over I’ll start thinking about what I want for myself.

“We’ll see how things go. Last season I was one of the players who played the most minutes in the team. But it’s true: in the end, in important games, you don’t like being left out and you want to contribute.”

Man City boss Pep Guardiola has since responded to Alvarez’s comments, stating: “He said he’d think about it.

“When he finished thinking about it, his agent is going to call Txiki [Begiristain] and we see what happens. I know he wants to play important moments, yeah. But the other ones [do] too. 18, 19 players as well want to play the big games.

“I read he wants to think about it. Okay, think about it and after that he will inform us what he wants to do. He plays a lot, he wants more? That’s fine. That why, think about it. When he thinks about it he’ll inform us.”

Chelsea and Arsenal have also been linked with Alvarez, but City will demand a huge fee for the 24-year-old who is under contract until 2028.