We no longer present Claudio Echeverri. The 17-year-old Argentinian nugget, revealed to the whole world during the last U17 World Cup, is already a big attraction of the transfer window. Victorious of a first title with his training club River Plate, the Champions Trophy (2-0 against Rosario Central), the attacking midfielder had already been very clear about his future, he who intends to quickly join a big club European. “I am not going to extend it, I will continue for another six months or a year and then we will see”he explained.
And since then, several big clubs have jumped on the man who is already nicknamed the new Lionel Messi. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain were the first interested, but it seems that Manchester City and Chelsea are now in a better position to sign him. His contract ends on December 31, 2024 and he benefits from a release clause of €25 million (which could rise to €30 million depending on the date of the transfer).
Manchester City also wants to loan him
River Plate is also not willing to sell the player for less than 25 million euros, but the Argentine club has still not received an offer from the two Premier League leaders. However, Manchester City and Chelsea have already made their plans to enlist the 17-year-old talent. According to information from Sky Sports Germanythe Blues wish to recruit Claudio Echeverri in January (he will be 18 on January 2, editor’s note)… and loan him to RC Strasbourg.
The one who is already announced as the new star of Argentine football could therefore take his first steps in France and discover Ligue 1, so that he gets used to European football before joining England. Which would be a big blow for the Strasbourg club, which would see one of the youngest promising players of the moment land. But for that, Chelsea will have to beat the Cityzens in this battle, who planned to leave him on loan to River Plate if they managed to enlist him.