Nov 10, 2023, 11:01 AM ET
Julián Álvarez has advised ESPN that it’s “a dream” to play alongside Erling Haaland at Manchester Metropolis and Lionel Messi with Argentina after he made historical past with each membership and nation in 2022-23.
Álvarez turned the primary participant in historical past to win a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble, in addition to lifting the World Cup in the identical yr.
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The 23-year-old mentioned that the chance to rub shoulders and be taught from two of the most effective gamers within the sport is one thing he values.
“To play with the most effective and practice with the most effective makes you higher and be taught rather a lot,” Álvarez mentioned in an interview with ESPN. “It is a dream to be amongst them and develop as a participant and an individual.”
The Argentina ahead scored 17 objectives in his first marketing campaign with Metropolis and has already scored seven occasions and arrange 5 extra objectives in 17 appearances for the membership this season.
“Final season was lengthy and really intense, with numerous video games,” Álvarez mentioned. “I really feel good and assured. I’ve performed many video games, many minutes.
“Having had extra minutes and been already one season right here, one learns rather a lot from the teammates, from listening to them and the teaching workers.”
Álvarez believes that Metropolis are well-placed so as to add to their trophy haul this season.
“We’re high within the Premier League and within the Champions League we’re excellent,” he mentioned. “We have had a number of accidents within the first few months of the season however the group continues with rhythm, taking part in good video games.
“This membership calls for you to struggle in each entrance. Fortuitously, we’re doing nicely within the Premier League and the Champions League. We proceed within the FA Cup.”
Nonetheless, Álvarez admitted that it will likely be troublesome for Metropolis to match their exploits from final yr’s marketing campaign.
“Having gained the whole lot final season, each group goes to play us in another way realizing that we’re champions,” the previous River Plate ahead mentioned. “We’re conscious of this and that places us on alert.”
England‘s 18-year-old right-back Rico Lewis additionally excelled final season for Metropolis after being promoted to the primary group in the summertime of 2022.
When requested about Lewis in his pre-match information convention on Friday, Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola mentioned: “If he was slightly bit taller he can be thought-about among the best gamers within the Premier League.”
“The issue he has is he’s so small. He’s an distinctive, distinctive participant. He arrived final season and began to settle with us. He is performed at a excessive normal in all departments — defensively, offensively. He understands the sport, the actions. We’re actually, actually happy for academy gamers who generally is a common participant.”
