Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus have made it clear to Julian Alvarez what is needed at Man City

On transfer deadline day, Manchester City signed a new striker. Although, it’s not really quite as simple as that.

River Plate star Julian Alvarez is set to arrive in July for an initial £14.1million, although a run into the latter stages of the Copa Libertadores for Marcelo Gallardo’s side could push that arrival back as late as November.

Then there’s the issue of where exactly the 22-year-old Argentina international will play for the Premier League champions.

His compatriot and hero Sergio Aguero certainly failed to nail down that part of the equation down when discussing Alvarez’s qualities on a Twitch stream this week.

“I don't know if Julian is going to get used to being a nine, I think he's a freer player, as a midfielder, second striker or winger,” Aguero said.

Additionally, there is every chance that a player of Alvarez’s gifts will not end his City career where he starts it.

Gabriel Jesus provides plenty of parallels as a South American star who signed for City and remained with his club, Palmeiras in that instance, to pick up a league title before arriving in Manchester in January 2017.

Back then, Jesus was a striker who stunningly challenged Aguero’s position as City’s undisputed number one.

An injury - “muscular niggles”, according to Pep Guardiola, who happily fell back on what appears to be his current favourite word in the English language - means the Brazil international will not face Brentford on Wednesday night, but he has been reborn as a right-winger this season.

The only thing that is number nine about Jesus nowadays is his shirt number. Or is it?

“He’s a centre forward, he can play there. Lately, he played wide where he is more comfortable, with the body shape more open,” Guardiola