Julián Álvarez had to quickly change the chip. Just over a week ago, he said goodbye to River, left Argentina and took a flight to England to put himself under the command of Pep Guardiola in Manchester City. He has been practicing for a few days with his new coach and his new teammates, trying to adapt to a different football and, of course, to another culture. The striker was included in the preseason that the Citizens carry out in the United States, where they will also play a series of friendlies. And in the last hours a photo appeared in which a paternal gesture of Guardiola with his new jewel has been seen.
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Álvarez with Guardiola (City).
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Days ago, they had already been seen together on the green lawn, chatting in the middle of City training. Student and teacher. Alvarez and Guardiola. And now an image was spread through networks where the DT hugs and pats the Argentine, talking. As if he were telling her or explaining something to her, also in practice. As soon as he arrived at his new club, Julián listens attentively to every indication or detail that is provided to him. It is known, he is a boy who takes advantage of each new concept that he acquires. He amply demonstrated it in River together with Marcelo Gallardo, with a remarkable football progress from his debut in 2018 until his departure, four years later.
THE 26 CITY PLAYERS IN THE PRE-SEASON
The 26 of the City: Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Kalvin Phillips, Nathan Aké, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Kevin De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Joao Cancelo, Ederson, Scott Carson, Liam Delap, Kayky, Luke Mbete, Cole Palmer, James McAtee, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Finley Burns and Ben Knight.
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WHEN CAN JULIÁN DEBUT
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Julián in City practice.
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Once settled in the United States, the City squad will hold an open practice Tuesday at Dynamo PNC Stadium and a day later they will face América from Mexico (9:30 p.m. Argentine time) at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Then he Saturday the 23rd (at 8:00 p.m. Argentine time), it will collide against a giant like Bayern Munich, which no longer has Lewandowski, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Already on the 30th the official competition for City will start: Community Shield against Liverpool and on August 7 he will debut in the Premier against West Ham.
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The river plantenses and, of course, lovers of Argentine players abroad eagerly await to see Juliancito in action.
