There can't be many footballers who have ever had as good a season as Julian Alvarez when it comes to trophies won.
A big-money move to one of Europe's top clubs in the summer, a famous World Cup triumph in which he played an integral part at Christmas time and then three medals in the bag by the next time the sun came out. A sensational campaign that the vast majority of footballers could only ever dream of but it still feels like just the beginning for Alvarez.
Though Erling Haaland overshadowed him with a ludicrous number of goals, Alvarez still enjoyed a very respectable debut campaign for Manchester City on a personal level. New signings, especially forwards, have tended to need at least a year to fully grasp what Pep Guardiola wants from them. Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and even Rodri didn't begin to flourish until their second seasons.
