Reports surrounding Manchester City's efforts to sign a striker have rumbled on for months, but on Friday they took an exciting, if not slightly unexpected, turn.
Various reports in Argentina and in Europe suggested that City are closing in on a deal to sign 21-year-old forward Julian Alvarez from Argentinian club River Plate.
City's prime target ahead of the summer is understood to be Erling Haaland, although it appears that the Borussia Dortmund man is thought to be keen on joining Real Madrid ahead of Pep Guardiola's side.