River Plate youth football co-ordinator Gabriel Rodriguez has revealed that needed just ten minutes of Manchester City ace Julian Alvarez's academy trial to make the decision to sign him.
The versatile attacker, who scored 17 goals in his debut season at the Etihad Stadium last term, was invited to River Plate's academy several years ago after impressing elsewhere. River Plate youth academy guru Rodriguez was altered to his talent by Alfredo Alonso, who was working at Argentinos Juniors at the time.
Once alerted to Alvarez's exciting potential, Rodriguez made contact with the City forward's father and asked him to report to River Plate's academy for a trial. It was a very brave decision by Rodriguez, as he had never actually seen Alvarez play.
