Manchester City has signed 18-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri from River Plate on a contract till June 2028, the Premier League facet stated on Thursday.
Echeverri will stay on the Buenos Aires membership, the place he has to date made six appearances since his debut final June, till January subsequent 12 months.
The participant captained Argentina ultimately 12 months’s under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of Brazil within the quarter-finals earlier than his facet misplaced on penalties to eventual winners Germany within the semi-finals.
Echeverri follows Argentina ahead and 2022 World Cup winner Julian Alvarez in becoming a member of Premier League champions City from River, which is managed by former City defender Martin Demichelis.
No monetary particulars got though British media studies indicated the deal was for 12.5 million kilos ($15.9 million) with add-ons.
