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Manchester City Sign £12.5m Argentina Midfielder Claudio Echeverri From River Plate

Originally posted on FanNation Futbol
By Robert Summerscales | Last updated Jan 25, 2024 7:22 AM ET

Manchester City have signed 18-year-old midfielder Claudio Echeverri from River Plate in Argentina.

Echeverri, who captained Argentina at last year's FIFA U17 World Cup, has signed a contract with City until June 2028.

However, he will remain with River before moving to Manchester in January 2025.

According to Sky Sports, City will pay River a transfer fee of around £12.5 million plus add-ons.

We are pleased to announce we have completed the signing of Claudio Echeverri from River Plate ✍️

Claudio has signed a contract until June 2028 but will remain at River before moving to the Etihad Stadium in January next year.

More info ⤵️
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 25, 2024

Echeverri joined River at the age of eight before making his senior debut in June 2023.

He has already won two trophies with River - the Argentine Primera Division and the Trofeo de Campeones.

Echeverri is the second player to sign for City from River - after Julian Alvarez.

He will be the latest in a long line of Argentinians to play for City - following in the footsteps of Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Pablo Zabaleta, Nicolas Otamendi, Willy Caballero, Maximo Perrone and Marton Demichelis.

Former City defender Demichelis is the current manager at River.

This article first appeared on FanNation Futbol and was syndicated with permission.

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