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 Underneath-20 South American Championship.
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‘We wished him to turn into 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 wished him to turn into a Manchester Metropolis participant.
“All of the pure parts are there – his contact, method, eye for purpose and dribbling means. Our job now could be to take these attributes and form Claudio right into a world-class participant.
“We’ll present him with every little thing he must turn into the most effective he may be. If he works exhausting, listens to Pep [Guardiola] and provides completely every little thing, I see no purpose why he can’t turn into 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’t inform you how excited I’m to be right here in Manchester and to lastly have the ability to name myself a Manchester Metropolis participant.
“Soccer has been my life, and my dream was to play for among the finest groups in Europe. In the present day I’m nearer to that dream.
“Manchester Metropolis are among the finest groups on this planet. Not solely do they win trophies, they play the sport so superbly. They’re an instance to everybody – they present folks how you can play soccer the easiest way.
“To be a part of this group 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 could be on working as exhausting as I can in coaching to point out the supervisor and his employees I’m adequate to be a part of this group.”
