River Plate appear to have conceded defeat in their attempts to keep Julian Alvarez at the club beyond the summer.
Manchester City signed Alvarez in January, with the Argentine international staying on loan at River until the end of the season in order to play in the Copa Libertadores. There had been suggestions from Argentina, though, that River could attempt to keep Alvarez even longer until the end of their possible Libertadores campaign - a timeframe that could run up to the World Cup in December.
However, City have been clear that they plan for Alvarez to join Pep Guardiola's squad in July for pre-season, with the manager himself explaining on multiple occasions that he expects to assess Alvarez ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.
