New detail emerges in Echeverri saga – Green light as Manchester City weigh it up

Manchester City may face a new layer of complexity in the Claudio Echeverri situation. According to Germán García Grova, River Plate have now taken formal steps to understand whether the midfielder can legally play for three clubs in one season. The answer, they were told, is yes.

River consulted specialists to clarify the rules. The key point is that the Argentine season restarts in January, so it does not count towards the traditional limit that applies in Europe. That clarification means a return to Núñez is technically possible if Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen agree to end the loan.

The update arrives at a moment when Echeverri is already pushing for a move back to Argentina. Leverkusen, as reported earlier, are…