Claudio Echeverri described as one of South America’s ‘finest talents’ after completing Etihad switch

Manchester Metropolis’s director of soccer Txiki Begiristain believes Claudio Echeverri is without doubt one of the “most interesting skills to emerge from South America lately”.

Echeverri has lastly joined up with the Metropolis squad after ending his spell with boyhood membership River Plate.

The Premier League champions signed the 19-year-old in January 2024 however allowed him to go on mortgage to River till final month.

And the membership have excessive hopes for the attacking midfielder, who shone for Argentina on the Beneath-20 South American Championship.

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‘We needed him to turn out to be a Manchester Metropolis participant’

Begiristain instructed the membership’s official web site: “Claudio is without doubt one of the most interesting skills to emerge from South America lately.

“We knew as quickly as we watched him play we needed him to turn out to be a Manchester Metropolis participant.

“All of the pure parts are there – his contact, method, eye for objective and dribbling capacity. Our job now’s to take these attributes and form Claudio right into a world-class participant.

“We’ll present him with every part he must turn out to be the perfect he might be. If he works onerous, listens to Pep [Guardiola] and provides completely every part, I see no motive why he can not turn out to be a prime participant.”

Echeverri eligible for Premier League motion

Echeverri made 48 appearances for River, scoring 4 instances and offering eight assists.

He’s now eligible to play for Metropolis for the rest of this Premier League season.

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He stated: “I can not inform you how excited I’m to be right here in Manchester and to lastly be capable of name myself a Manchester Metropolis participant. 

“Soccer has been my life, and my dream was to play for among the finest groups in Europe. As we speak I’m nearer to that dream.

“Manchester Metropolis are among the finest groups on the earth. Not solely do they win trophies, they play the sport so superbly. They’re an instance to everybody – they present folks learn how to play soccer one of the simplest ways.

“To be a part of this workforce and the tradition right here at Metropolis – and use this as my foundation to develop my recreation – is one thing I’m actually enthusiastic about.

“My household and I are so proud to be right here. My focus now’s on working as onerous as I can in coaching to indicate the supervisor and his employees I’m ok to be a part of this workforce.”