Spending 30 Billion on Recruitment of 'Next Messi'

Manchester City has started to recruit Claudio Echeverry (17, River Plate).

Argentine national Echeverry has grown into a river plate youth and made his professional debut this year. He has not started as a starter so far this season, but has played as a substitute five times, gradually gaining a chance to play.

Echeverry is an offensive midfielder who is drawing attention for his talent to become the "second Lionel Messi." He uses his excellent dribbling skills to peel off the opponent's defenders with quick breakthroughs. He also threatens the opponent's goal with his sharp right footed shot.

In particular, Echeverry drew attention when he displayed stellar performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia in November this year. Echeverry had one goal and three assists in his debut match against Venezuela and had a hat-trick in the quarterfinals against Brazil. Argentina ranked fourth, but Echeverry won the Bronze Boot with five goals and one assist in seven matches.

Naturally, big clubs are paying attention to Aceberry's situation. According to Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European football transfer market, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Barcelona are interested in recruiting Aceberry.

Manchester City is the most aggressive team. Manchester City is seeking to recruit players by contacting both River Plate and Echeverry. While Chelsea is still keeping an eye on Echeverry, Barcelona cannot afford to recruit players due to financial fair play (FFP).

Manchester City remembers negotiating with River Plate when they hired Julián Álvarez. Manchester City hired Álvarez in January 2022 and spent the rest of the season on loan at River Plate.  스포츠토토

Again, Echeverry is expected to quickly confirm the recruitment and then send the loan again. According to Romano, the estimated transfer fee is at least 20 million euros.