He spoke loudly and clearly: De Bruyne filled Julian with praise and questioned Pep for the minutes he gave him.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup is now part of the past and slowly the European leagues are restarting their activity. One of the first to resume the game was the Premier League with the classic Boxing Day and in the preview of Manchester City vs. Leeds United, Kevin De Bruyne, he showered praise on Julián Álvarez, world champion with the Argentine National Team. He even dared to question Pep Guardiola for the minutes that the 'Spider' played.

"I think when he arrived at the club, there was talk of this young talent from Argentina and at first we saw that he was a very talented player," Belgian midfielder revealed to the official website of the blue team, and then continued narrating: "You never know what can happen when players come from South America, but he already seemed like an adult player playing for us. I'm happy for him, he's a very nice and very shy guy. But he can call himself a world champion, so he must be feeling great!".

He also referred to the difficult adaptation that players can suffer both in a new soccer and country, which seems not to have been so complex for the Argentine: "His English is not so bad and coming from Argentina to England is a completely different world, so I think he has adapted very well and is also happy here. I'm happy for him."

As if that weren't enough, the captain of the 'Citizens' dared to question Pep Guardiola himself about the minutes of play he gave to Julián: "Maybe I had the feeling that he could have played a bit more, but as the season progresses, he plays more and more. In fact, he has scored quite a few goals."

Fans collect signatures for him to separate from his girlfriend

Emilia Ferrero, the girlfriend of the Manchester City forward, was criticized for her attitude towards children who wanted to take a picture with the world champion in Qatar 2022. As expected, the images had a negative impact on social media and the woman became the center of negative comments.

And it is that after a strong wave of criticism towards Ferrero's actions, in the last hours, thousands of Argentine fans launched an unusual petition for signatures, with the goal of ending the 22-year-old player's relationship with his partner.

"Julián separate from Mary Jane", is the title of the petition launched through the Change.org page, which already has more than 16,000 signatures collected in one day. In addition, the person who managed the act assures that Álvarez's girlfriend "ruins the public image" of the footballer.

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