Manchester City will unveil Julian Alvarez this weekend and welcome him into the squad for the new season after confirming his arrival on Friday.
Alvarez played his final game for River Plate this week - a disappointing Copa Libertadores exit to Velez Sarsfield - after spending six months on loan at his first club following his transfer to City in January. Fans have been getting excited over his goal record and the range of finishing this year at River, and in turn, they have been getting accustomed to the sight of Alvarez's personal goal celebration.
City have already leaned into Alvarez's nickname of the 'Spider', by using a spider emoji on social media when posting about their new striker. As part of their promotional material for Alvarez's arrival this week, the club shared an explanation of exactly where the nickname originated.
