Julian Alvarez may be confirmed before Monday night's transfer deadline, but don't expect many more Manchester City appearances on the Sky Sports News yellow ticker in the coming couple of days.
Alvarez looks to be a solid signing, but is one for the future as he will remain at River Plate for at least the end of the current season. After that, he won't be guaranteed a regular place at City, and the club will still press ahead with plans to sign a big striker in the summer.
In terms of other transfer business this month, City have sold Ferran Torres, but Pep Guardiola made it clear a replacement won't be coming in for now. The only City interest in deadline day could be securing loan deals for their youngsters, with a handful of players still to sort out.
