Manchester United are ready to pay the £16.8m release clause to sign River Plate's Argentina striker Julian Alvarez in January, having edged ahead of Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan in the race for the 21-year-old. (Sport - in Spanish)
https://www.football365.com/news/agent-flys-england-complete-man-utd-transfer-alvarez-river-plate
"He is available on a free transfer in 12 months’ time with his contract at the Argentinian outfit coming to an end."
"River Plate will ‘not negotiate’ anything less than his €20m (£17m) release clause and the Red Devils are ‘willing to pay’ that as they ‘prepare an offer’."
https://www.whoscored.com/Players/365409/Show/Juli%C3%A1n-%C3%81lvarez
MU doing as we should be IMO re making an offer, not just for Alvarez but as a strategy for transfers in general.
Whilst he may not fit the bill so far as CF goes in our current hold up play & linking role, his qualities across the forward line are still relevant IMO and a steal at 17m.
Will be very disappointed if he is sold and we did not make an offer, and even more so if we do not get someone of similar quality and capability.
