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Manchester City have signed 18-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri from River Plate on a contract until June 2028, the Premier League side said on Thursday.
Echeverri will remain at the Buenos Aires club, where he has so far made six appearances since his debut last June, until January next year.
City agreed a similar deal with River forArgentina forward Julian Alvarez in January 2022.
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.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 25, 2024
The player captained Argentina at last year’s under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of Brazil in the quarter-finals before his side lost on penalties to eventual winners Germany in the semi-finals.