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Manchester City lead the race for the new Messi to keep on ruling English football

Pep Guardiola would be desperate to secure the player’s arrival 

By Liam Styles

Pep Guardiola would be desperate to secure the player’s arrival 

Manchester City’s coach Pep Guardiola would be focused on getting a concrete signing for the Citizen in the next few months, as the Catalan coach would be willing to secure the arrival of a player labeled as the new Messi in the next few months, which could grant the hegemony of his team in English and European football in the next few years.

The player in question is the Argentine 17-year-old striker Claudio Echeverri from River Plate, considered one of the great young talents in the planet at this moment regarding his performances delivered in the last U17 World Cup, which would have caused the desperate interest of Manchester City in signing him for the next season according to the English media.

In this sense, according to the English journal Daily Mail, Manchester City would have started to negotiate for the potential arrival of the player in the summer transfer window, as they would be really attracted by the skill of the player in the final meters with the ball struck to his boot remembering the profile of Lionel Messi.

Manchester City wouldn’t be alone in the race for the player

However, following these sources, Manchester City wouldn’t be alone in the race for Echeverri, as Chelsea, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and PSG would be keen on signing the player. In this sense, according to the information given by Daily Mail, Manchester City would be trying to make value the proximity of their Argentine players Julian Alvarez and Maximo Perrone to the River Plate young star, which could play a decisive role to take him to the Etihad in the next few months. 
 

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