Chelsea & City Group Trying to Ruin FC Barcelona’s Plans to Sign ‘The Next Lionel Messi’ Claudio Echeverri: Reports

FC Barcelona is set to face an important challenge in the transfer market. Their young target, Claudio Echeverri, is rated highly by fans across the world and could prove an important signing for any team he lands in. However, despite a positive intention from the player, Barcelona’s financial woes can hand over the advantage to rival clubs.

The latest strategy being employed by teams is to hunt for young talents from South America. But this time, an Argentinian teenage sensation was already on display with his brilliant performance for the Argentina under-17 team and gained interest from many clubs.

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FC Barcelona could consider themselves fortunate, as the player has the desire to join the club. But the advantage can soon be gone, as their delay in arranging funds could send the player off to Manchester City or Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano. Romano stated that the player’s current club, River Plate, is expecting a release clause of $27.2 million minimum or could lead up to $32.7 million approximately, with add-ons to let him go.

The player is bound by River Plate with a contract until 2024. But FC Barcelona’s financial turmoil is the problem, as they want to pay the release fee in installments. River Plate, on the other hand, does not seem satisfied with the plan. Earlier reports even suggested that the Argentine club wanted to extend his contract for two more years and not let him go.

Despite not being at their best in the last 5 years, the club has still managed to use Lionel Messi’s name to their advantage. Xavi Hernandez’s team has edged out clubs like Real Madrid and PSG, who were also interested in the youngster. But being a Lionel Messi fan since childhood, Echeverri dreamed of playing for the Catalan club.

Echeverri’s stint at the Under17 World Cup

There is a reason why the player has grabbed so many eyes in the last few months. Claudio Echeverri was the talk of the Under-17 World Cup held in Indonesia a few weeks ago, along with his teammate Agustín Ruberto. Known for deceiving opponents and having strong vision for the game, the 17-year-old is being called the next Lionel Messi.

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The player scored five goals, including a spectacular hat trick against the three-time champions, Brazil, and provided an assist in the Under-17 World Cup. The Argentinian was second on the list of highest scorers in the latest edition. Therefore, it is of little surprise that Barcelona will have a hard time capturing the deal with many top clubs in the race.

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