Breaking news: Manchester United to sign 100 million super striker for less than 20 million,with deal set to be done soon.

 Manchester United have been linked with

 a move for Argentine sensation Julian Alvarez

 ever since Argentina newspaper reported 

the Red Devils made an enquiry with River

 Plater over the striker.

Alvarez has a release clause of £17 million 

and Ole reports  Alvarez’s agent Fernando 

Hidalgo is flying to Europe to hold talks with

 potential interested parties.

The fee is a cheap one, coming in at twice 

what United paid for Facundo Pellistri, who

 was far less proven, and roughly the same figures

 United paid to sign Amad, before all the add-

ons come into play.

Alvarez is an Argentine international already

, a Copa Libertadores winner, a league winner

, and has just finished the season as top goalscorer

, netting 24 in all competitions. And he’s 

only 21-years-old.

If the generally underwhelming impact of 

prospects Pellistri and Amad so far puts a 

dampener on a potential move for Alvarez

, then look for a comparison with Inter Milan’s

 Lautaro Martinez instead, a truer like-for-

like with the River Plate forward.

Inter Milan paid £19 million to sign Martinez

 in 2018 when he was just 20. Martinez like 

Alvarez had just been capped by Argentina, 

and had impressed with Argentine top flight

 side Racing Club.

Martinez’s final season at Racing saw him 

score 18 goals in 27 games, with 13 coming 

in the league. This was a strong record, although

 slightly below Alvarez’s 24 and 18 in the league.

Since joining Inter, Lautaro Martinez has 

become one of Europe’s hottest properties,

 with The mail reporting he has a £100 

million release clause.

 

Barcelona are one of the sides linked over 

the past 12 months with paying up, along 

with Real Madrid.

Martinez has scored 60 goals for Inter 

Milan since joining, and is looking to lead

 the Nerrazurri to a second Serie A title in a row.

Successful investment

So while United’s last investment in a South 

American talent, Pellistri, may not pay off, 

he was a different profile of player, featuring

 for Penarol in Uruguay with just 37 top flight

 appearances and two goals.

Alvarez is a more proven commodity, 

and Martinez’s successful transition to European

 football suggests the River Plate forward 

can be a success. United should be encouraged

 by this.

For the price of just £17 million, United 

could be buying a player who is the next

 £100 million striker. He has got the potential, 

and if he stars at next year’s World Cup, 

his transfer value will soar.

Having missed out on Erling Haaland for

 a similar fee two years ago, and seeing his

 value also rocket since, United should not 

let this chance pass by.

With a striker needed to offset the imminent

 departure of Edinson Cavani in the summer

 and Anthony Martial too, a move for Martinez

 could be the perfect fit.