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Gossip: Atletico want Alvarez

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  • Published
    18 July 2024

Atletico Madrid want Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez to replace Alvaro Morata, who is expected to join AC Milan. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish, external)

The Football Association is willing to wait for Pep Guardiola to leave City before appointing him as Gareth Southgate's full-time successor as England manager. (Independent, external)

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