Manchester City have been pleased with what they have seen from Julian Alvarez since he signed for the club, Pep Guardiola says.
City signed Alvarez in January for £14m and agreed that he will remain on loan at River Plate for the rest of the season. There had been some suggestion he could stay in Argentina beyond that should River progress in the Copa Libertadores, but City and Guardiola have made fairly clear that they intend for the striker to be part of their pre-season squad.
Since securing his transfer to City, Alvarez has continued the fine goalscoring form that attracted them in the first place as he scored an eye-catching hat-trick against Patronato in one of four appearances so far this season.
