Guardiola gives Manchester City player single transfer choice

Manchester City’s position on Claudio Echeverri is hardening further. Reports from Argentina outline a direct clash between the player’s wishes and Pep Guardiola’s plans.

According to Soy del Millo, Echeverri has been pushing intensely for a return to River Plate, but Guardiola has made his stance clear: he wants the midfielder to join Girona if the loan at Bayer Leverkusen ends early.

Journalist Renzo Pantich revealed that Pep “wants Echeverri to go to Girona”, even as the player continues to push for River. Then Sebastián Srur stated that Echeverri “was asking loudly to return to River” and made his desire clear inside the dressing room.

River Plate are trying to take advantage of that momentum and continue to…