Man City boss Pep Guardiola hopes Julian Alvarez finds ‘happiness’ at Atletico

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not interested in keeping unhappy players at City (David Davies/PA)

Pep Guardiola has not ruled out signing a replacement for Julian Alvarez after sanctioning the World Cup winner’s attempt to find “happiness” away from Manchester City.

Alvarez is close to completing a move to Atletico Madrid in a deal worth over £81million in total, with an initial fee of 75 million euro and 20m in add-ons amounting to a record sale for City.