The striker was part of the Argentina squad that lifted the World Cup in dramatic fashion last weekend, securing a 4-2 penalty shoot out win against France after the sides had drawn 3-3 over 120 dramatic minutes.
“We are incredibly happy for him. Congratulations to him, Nicolas Otamendi, Lionel Messi and for Argentina. Well deserved Champion,” said Pep, speaking at Wednesday’s pre-match press conference ahead of our Carabao Cup tie with Liverpool.
“Julian is with us and we are delighted because he played a lot.
“We have a world champion in our team.”
The boss also revealed that Alvarez would now have a short period of rest and recuperation before returning to link up with his team-mates at the CFA.
“He will have a week, maybe 10 days off because of many games and tension. I don’t know the exact date he will come back,” Guardiola added.
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