{"id":14984,"date":"2023-12-15T20:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/14984\/barcelona-eyeing-river-plate-teenager\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:08:59","slug":"barcelona-eyeing-river-plate-teenager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=14984","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona eyeing River Plate teenager Echeverri &#8211; sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona eyeing River Plate teenager Echeverri &#8211; sources\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Sam Marsden<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Moses Llorens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">December 15, 2023, 3:04 p.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Barcelona are interested in River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri but face competition from some of Europe&#39;s biggest clubs to secure the teenager&#39;s signature, sources have told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Sources added that Echeverri, 17, is also a target for Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, although he has previously expressed a desire to join Barca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides River, I would like to play for Bar\u00e7a,\u201d he said before the Under-17 World Cup in November.  &#8220;I&#39;m a big boy [Lionel] I&#39;m a fan of Messi and I&#39;ve seen him play there, so it&#39;s a team I&#39;ve followed since I was very young.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Bar\u00e7a coach Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez said on Friday that the attacking midfielder was on his radar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis boy is a talent,\u201d Xavi told a press conference.  &#8220;Beyond the hat-trick he scored against Brazil [at the U17 World Cup]he makes the difference, but that&#39;s something for the scouting department [to deal with]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Claudio Echeverri&#39;s performances for Argentina at the Under-17 World Cup put him on the radar of many major European clubs. <cite>Alex Caparros \u2013 FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Echeverri&#39;s release clause at River is worth around 25 million euros ($27.3 million), although Barca&#39;s intention is to negotiate payment of the fee in installments due to his financial situation delicate.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of the stars of the U17 World Cup played in Indonesia last month, although Bar\u00e7a, despite following him for a while, did not have scouts on site at the tournament for financial reasons, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>River handed Echeverri his first-team debut in June and he made an immediate impact, providing an assist in a 3-1 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over Instituto.  He made four appearances in total in the Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#39;s really good,&#8221; a Barca source told ESPN.  \u201cHe\u2019s a sensational dribbler and has some wonderful skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Echeverri is part of Barca&#39;s plans to sign some of the world&#39;s best talents, with Athl\u00e9tico Panaraense striker Vitor Roque set to join the club in January in a deal worth an initial \u20ac30 million. euros, to which will be added a potential additional 31 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>Sources also confirmed to ESPN that the Catalan club are tracking young midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who plays for Djurgarden in his native Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Bergvall, 17, is seen within the club as one of several developing midfielders who could improve the team in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona eyeing River Plate teenager Echeverri &#8211; sources\u060c Sam Marsden Moses Llorens December 15, 2023, 3:04 p.m. Barcelona are interested in River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri but face competition from some of Europe&#39;s biggest clubs to secure the teenager&#39;s signature, sources have told ESPN. 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