Atletico Madrid have agreed an £81.5m deal to signal Manchester Metropolis ahead Julian Alvarez.
The payment is made up of an preliminary £64.4m (75m euros) with an additional £17.1m (20m euros) in potential add-ons.
It could be a document sale for Metropolis, surpassing the £50m Chelsea paid for Raheem Sterling in 2022.
Alvarez mentioned he would wait until Argentina’s involvement in the 2024 Olympics football ended earlier than making a call on his future. The group had been knocked out by hosts France final Friday.
Supervisor Pep Guardiola had been eager to maintain the 24-year-old and the Spaniard mentioned earlier in August that he “counted” on Alvarez forward of the beginning of the season.
“I depend on him, however he mentioned within the information that choices might be made all collectively,” mentioned Guardiola.
However, as has been the case previously with Ilkay Gundogan, Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte, Metropolis won’t stand in the best way of a participant who desires to go away.
Atletico, who’ve additionally agreed a deal to signal Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, are but to agree private phrases with Alvarez.
The Argentine, who joined City in 2022 in a £14.1m deal from River Plate, has scored 36 objectives in 106 appearances for Guardiola’s facet.
Alvarez gained the Treble throughout his first season on the Etihad and the striker featured throughout Argentina’s 2022 World Cup victory in Qatar halfway by way of the marketing campaign.