The Reason Julian Alvarez Chose To Leave Manchester City Has Finally Been Revealed

Julian Alvarez does not want to stay in the comfort zone with Manchester City (Instagram/@julaanalvarez).

JAKARTA - Julian Alvarez is comfortable at Manchester City even though he is under the shadow of Erling Haaland.

Even so, Pep Guardiola always puts his trust in him. Alvarez is the second choice that can always be relied on.

He has won various glorys. The Premier League (2022/2023 and 2023/2024), FA Cup (2022/2023), Champions League (2022/2023), UEFA Super Cup (2023), to Club World Cup (2023).

In his period of success with The Citizens, Alvarez also felt how to lift the 2022 World Cup trophy with Argentina.

Practically, no one interfered with his career. Being in Etihad actually made his portfolio even more flashy.

However, he surprisingly wanted to be included in the sell list on last summer's stock exchange.

Manchester City could not do much other than approve it. Finally, the 24-year-old striker was released at an initial price of 64.4 million pounds.

Since moving to La Liga with Atletico Madrid, the Argentine immediately showed hisatus.

He has made six appearances and scored his first goal on Sunday, September 22, 2024, in a 3-0 win over Valencia.

Later, the reason Alvarez left his comfort zone in Manchester City was revealed. Rodrigo de Paul, his colleagues in Argentina and Atletico, leaked how his colleague instead chose to move.

The 30-year-old midfielder said Alvarez had big ambitions in his career. The attacker is said to want to go beyond the limits rather than stay in his comfort zone.

"We sent some messages. I think talking about Julian, about his personality and hunger, about his desire to challenge himself."

"You think Julian is a 24-year-old player who has won everything, the Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, the Copa America, and the World Cup where he plays. He won everything. He's not satisfied, isn't he?"

"I said that, he wanted to exceed the limit. So, the challenges he faces and it's not easy because Atletico Madrid's expectations, which are normal for players with their quality, are very high," said De Paul as reported by Manchester Evening News.

De Paul further confirmed that Alvarez always wanted to show his mentality. Staying in City even though you have a big chance of adding to your success, it doesn't make the 24-year-old player develop.

"He moved even though he had found a quiet place in Manchester and knew they had a great team. He wanted, he always wanted, a little more."

"So, I think it shows who he is, his mentality, his hunger. At least I, as a team-mate in Argentina, will try to help him achieve what he is looking for, namely the title," said De Paul.

Alvarez left Manchester City with 33 goals and 18 assists in 103 appearances. Most of the minutes of playing came as a substitute because he was Haaland's coater