The ovation for Carlos Alcaraz on his debut at Southampton, before the duel against Julian Alvarez City

It all happened very quickly for Carlos Alcaraz. On Monday he was in the gym to start a new training session with Racing, and this Wednesday, he got on Cheers Southampton fansthe club he bought for a millionaire for the “Academy”, in the previous duel against him Manchester cityWith Julian Alvarezfor the Premier League Cup.

Alcaraz, 20, boarded a plane that same Monday for the southern tip of the UK, to a city famous for its port, the same port from which the Titanic departed on its disastrous maiden voyage. After the papers and the corresponding medical examination, the attacking midfielder from La Plata took his first steps on the field at Saint Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton – the last of the English Premier League – agreed to buy it for a fee 13,650,000 euros (plus an additional one million bonus and a 15% capital gain), making him the second most valuable player in the club’s history, after Lautaro Martinez to Inter Italia.

Dressed in a warm black jumper, the Carriers greeted the four stands that were full given the importance of dueling for the League Cup and received applause indicative of the hope placed by the fans upon his arrival, striving for permanence in the Premier League. .

In the absence of a closing date for the first wheel, the team led by Welshman Nathan Jones only added 12 pointsBehind Wolverhampton (14), Everton, West Ham (15) and Bournemouth (16). The last three fell.

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