Barcelona thought they had the new Messi, Pep Guardiola steals him and looks for how many millions

Claudio Echeverri has been one of the great revelations that Argentine football has had in recent times, and he demonstrated it in the U-17 World Cup. The young player has aroused the interest of some important teams in Europe, however his desire was to wear the FC Barcelona shirt, for his idol Messi.

But, according to information from Fabrizio Romano: "Manchester City is pushing to sign Claudio Echeverri from River Plate and talks are progressing." Thus, the Argentine player could reach the team led by Pep Guardiola, and even more so with the great salary that he could win and convince him completely.

And, according to information from the Depor portal, Claudio Echeverri could easily earn the same as Julián Álvarez when he arrived at Mancehster City, that is, close to 6 million euros per season. The young Argentine even decided not to renew his contract with River Plate so that they could negotiate him to Europe.

Claudio Echeverri is for 25 million euros at River Plate, which is already rubbing its hands over the negotiations it could make with the Argentine's transfer. Manchester City is the one who takes the advantage for his transfer.