Not many teams will lose their number seven and number nine in the same transfer window and emerge stronger.
Yet for Manchester City, with Gabriel Jesus departed and Raheem Sterling set to follow, that is a realistic outcome this summer, because Erling Haaland will replace their firepower on his own, and Julian Alvarez has shown the potential to provide more-than-adequate backup.
With Jesus and Sterling leaving, City are now light in the right-wing area as Riyad Mahrez is the only recognised player in that position. So while there are numerous versatile forwards capable of moving over to the right, maybe Alvarez could be a ready-made solution to replace the two outgoing wingers.
