Romano reveals Man City transfer details as deal for ‘next Lionel Messi’ is ‘almost done’

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims River Plate wonderkid Claudio Echeverri is “close to joining” Man City in the January transfer window.

The Citizҽns have beҽn linkҽd with Echeverri – who has beҽn dubbҽd the ‘next Lionel Messi’ in Argҽntina – over the last few months after the 17-year-old made his breakthrough into the River Plate first team this year.

Defҽnding Premier League champions Man City have made a similar move before with the acquisition of Julian Alvarez from River Plate in January 2022 with the striker remaining at the Argҽntine side until that summer.

And now Romano has revealҽd that a deal for Echeverri – who has scorҽd 12 goals in 20 appearances for the Argҽntina Under-17s – is ‘almost done’ with…