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'I didn't say anything bad' - Julian Alvarez doubles down on Man City transfer stance as he reacts to Pep Guardiola's blunt comments on his future

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The striker, who has been<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-city-julian-alvarez-argentina-pep-guardiola-side-transfer/bltb4d7e0f2293c426a" target="_blank"> linked with a City exit </a>this summer, said he needed to reflect on his future after admitting it wasn't<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/julian-alvarez-gives-blunt-response-on-man-city-future-amid-transfer-speculation/blt237f02a0bc43a6d3#csd52c4873e859f4ec" target="_blank"> "pleasant" to be left out of some "important games"</a> last season. That led manager Guardiola to give a somewhat cutting response, with the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/pep-guardiola-issues-barbed-response-julian-alvarez-transfer-hint-admits-kevin-de-bruyne-david-silva-route-man-city/blt16e002a01789d744#cs10d255f1bc735bd2" target="_blank">Spaniard saying, "Think about it"</a>. Now, the 24-year-old has responded while he is representing Argentina at the Paris Olympics.

WHAT HAPPENED?

He told TyC Sports: "I heard what Guardiola said. I don't have much to say about it. I never said anything bad. I just said that I was going to think about it like I do every season to make an analysis of what happened last season, a projection of what may come. I always say that I am comfortable and happy at City, which is a great club. So I didn't say anything bad."

WHAT JULIAN ALVAREZ SAID

Alvarez joined City in January 2022 for a fee in the region of £14 million ($18m) and while he has scored 36 goals in 103 games, the former River Plate star has had to play second fiddle to Erling Haaland in attack. Incidentally, whenever a player has crossed Guardiola in his managerial career, they tend to head for the exit. It remains to be seen what will happen to the forward, who <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-julian-alvarez-argentina-pep-guardiola-side-transfer/bltb4d7e0f2293c426a" target="_blank">reportedly has a price tag of £77m ($98.8m)</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Alvarez has helped his Argentina side reach the quarter-finals of the Olympics, where they will face hosts France on August 2. It is not yet certain if he will be a City player when the new season begins in just over two weeks.

WHAT NEXT?

'I didn't say anything bad' - Julian Alvarez doubles down on Man City transfer stance as he reacts to Pep Guardiola's blunt comments on his future | Goal.com

Julian Alvarez has insisted he did not say &quot;anything bad&quot; after Pep Guardiola&apos;s blunt response on the Manchester City forward&apos;s future.

&apos;I didn&apos;t say anything bad&apos; - Julian Alvarez doubles down on Man City transfer stance as he reacts to Pep Guardiola&apos;s blunt comments on his future