Manchester City are planning to open talks with World Cup winner Julian Alvarez about a new contract - even though the Argentine striker only arrived at the Etihad last summer.
The Premier League champions will sit down with Alvarez and several other members of Pep Guardiola’s squad to discuss the future in the summer.
City insist it is business as usual at the Etihad and that they will not be rushed into attempting to tie down big names early despite the threat of being sanctioned by an independent commission appointed by the Premier League to assess 115 charges relating to the club’s finances.
