Julian Alvarez is off to an incredible start this season at Manchester City, sharing the goal-scoring burden of the Manchester club with his teammate Erling Haaland. The Argentine’s incredible form has raised queries about his current contract and wages at the Manchester club.
Julian Alvarez joined the club in January 2022; he was sent back on loan to River Plate for six months. He joined back in the summer of 2022. Alvarez signed a six-year contract with Manchester City that earns him around $122,000 per week. This amounts to $6.4 million per season.
🗣 Pep Guardiola on Julián Álvarez: “When a player is a world champion with Argentina and plays in the starting eleven for Argentina, it’s because he is a good player.” pic.twitter.com/Mn8OvrND8Y
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 5, 2023
In comparison, Erling Haaland joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 from Dortmund. The Norwegian striker signed a five-year contract with Manchester City that earns him around $458,000 per week. This amounts to $24 million per season.
Erling Haaland earns around four times more than his teammate, Julian Alvarez as per their current contracts. However, it is to be noted that Halaand was a bigger prospect when he joined from Dortmund in 2022.
Erling Haaland hasn’t scored in his last five Champions League matches.
His previous longest scoreless streak in the UCL was two games 😮
He’s human after all 😅 pic.twitter.com/TshmjbUTvT
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 4, 2023
Haaland scored 86 goals and 23 assists in just 89 matches in the Bundesliga to earn a big-money move to City. He returned the faith by scoring 52 goals and nine assists in 53 games in his debut season for the club. Meanwhile, Alvarez’s stock has risen since joining the Manchester club; he has scored 23 goals and 10 assists in 61 matches.
Julian Alvarez is outperforming Erling Haaland in the current season
In a head-to-head comparison, Alvarez is outperforming Erling Haaland for Manchester City this season. The Argentine has scored six goals and five assists in 12 matches in 866 minutes of action. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland has scored eight goals and two assists in 11 matches in 954 minutes of action.
Alvarez has scored 11 goals, compared to Halaand’s 10 in fewer minutes. The Argentine has been deployed in multiple positions by Pep Guardiola. He is being used as an attacking midfielder, supporting striker, and left-winger in the current season.
⚽️ Julián Álvarez is nominated for the Premier Legaue Goal of the Month! His free kick for Manchester City vs. Wolves!pic.twitter.com/LKbGE53AqC
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 5, 2023
Alvarez’s form has been a blessing for Manchester City. The club has to cope with a major injury to Kevin de Bruyne. Erling Haaland’s numbers have suffered as compared to last year due to the injury to Kevin de Bruyne; however, Alvarez has set up for the task with key goal contributions in all competitions.
The healthy competition between the strikers is good news for Pep Guardiola and City fans, who are looking to challenge for multiple trophies once again. They are currently top of the Premier League by a point, with Arsenal and Tottenham chasing them in the table.
Manchester City would be hoping that both of their strikers are in top form in the upcoming weekend. They travel to London to face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The Manchester side will be without key fielders like Kevin de Bruyne, who is still injured, and Rodri, who is suspended due to a red card.
