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Man City target Julian Alvarez is the heir to Aguero, was on Real Madrid's radar aged 11 and fancies himself as a singer
MANCHESTER CITY are on the verge of signing Argentina superstar Julian Alvarez from River Plate.
The Premier League giants will pay around £20million for the talented forward, 21, beating a host of Europe's top clubs for his signature.
Rated as the best player to come out of South America since Neymar, Alvarez could have already been plying his trade in LaLiga.
As a youngster Alvarez trialled with Real Madrid aged 11. However, rules permitted Los Blancos from adding him to their academy.
Instead, he rose through the ranks in his homeland at River, won the Copa Libertadores, and was last season's top scorer in the Argentine Primera Division.
It's not wonder he has been called the heir apparent to City legend Sergio Aguero, who recently retired.
And he even fancies himself as a singer – recently joining his favourite band Los Caligaris on stage at a show in Buenos Aires.
Early praise
From a young age, growing up in the northern town of Calchin in the Argentinian province of Cordoba, Alvarez appeared to have a natural ability.
He started out at his local club Atletico Calchin, before he embarked on a journey to find a professional club.
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