{"id":295975,"date":"2023-12-04T18:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295975"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:24:42","slug":"man-city-lead-european-giants-in-race-for-the-next-lionel-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-city-lead-european-giants-in-race-for-the-next-lionel-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City lead European giants in race for the &apos;next Lionel Messi&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Man City lead European giants in race for the &#8216;next Lionel Messi&#8217; &#8211; as &#8216;seven clubs prepare to battle it out&#8217; for Argentina&#8217;s U17 starlet<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Manchester City have their eyes on another Argentine River Plate starlet\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Claudio Echeverri was one of the stars of the recent U17 World Cup<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City are vulnerable, but come the spring they will put on the afterburners. Leaders Arsenal must seize their moment now &#8211;\u00a0Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City are reportedly leading the race to sign an Argentinian teenager that he been likened to a young Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>The Mirror report that the Premier League giants have sent scouts to watch River Plate starlet Claudio Echeverri on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>They already have a relationship with the club, from whom they signed Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>City are facing competition from a host of European giants with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Juventus\u00a0and the two Milan clubs all said to be interested.<\/p>\n<p>Echeverri has only featured four times off the bench for River Plate so he&#8217;s unlikely to be in City&#8217;s immediate plans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/17\/78562705-12824203-image-a-1_1701710186426.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are reportedly leading the race to sign Argentine starlet Claudio Echeverri<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has garnered a reputation as one of the most exciting talents from his country after his performances at the recent U17 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The attacking midfielder scored five goals at the tournament, including a hat-trick against rivals Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>His displays drew comparisons with compatriot Messi, who the 17-year-old is a huge admirer of.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As well as River, I would like to play for Bar\u00e7a. I&#8217;m a big fan of Messi and I used to watch him play for Barcelona, so I&#8217;ve had this team inside me since I was very young.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>River Plate put a \u00a321.44m buy-out clause in the contract Echeverri signed in January &#8211; although that figure rises to \u00a325.73m within 10 days of any transfer window closing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12824203\/Man-City-lead-European-giants-race-Lionel-Messi-seven-clubs-prepare-battle-Argentinas-U17-starlet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City lead European giants in race for the &#8216;next Lionel Messi&#8217; 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