Who is Claudio Echeverri? Man City's new signing dubbed the next Lionel Messi
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City have announced the signing of Claudio Echeverri from River Plate. City confirmed the signing for an initial £12.5m and that the player will remain at River for a year as part of the agreement.
It is a similar arrangement to when City signed Julian Alvarez in January 2022 and allowed him to spend six months back on loan at River.
It remains to be seen whether City will push to sign a more senior midfielder before the window slams shut next Thursday. So, who is Echeverri and what could he bring to City?
We have taken a look... READ MORE: UEFA president makes them look weak with political Man City FFP comments READ MORE: Haaland can finally give Guardiola his Arsenal opportunity Echeverri was born in Resistencia, the capital of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina.
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