Man City hunts for top young talent in new chapter of coach Pep Guardiola

Man City have just won the Club World Cup, completing their 5 championship titles in 2023 after winning the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League and European Super Cup. The Club World Cup title also helps "Man City" have a complete collection of championship titles in prestigious club tournaments.

Man City look to a new chapter after Club World Cup win

"The job is done. Man City has won every title there is to win. The journey of nearly 8 years has ended. Now it is time to start a new chapter and continue writing beautiful pages of history," coach Pep Guardiola said, after Man City beat Fluminense (Brazil) 4-0 on December 23 to win the 2023 Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

From 2025, the Club World Cup will be played in a new version with 32 participating clubs. The current Club World Cup will become the annual Intercontinental Cup.

Coach Pep Guardiola has led Man City since February 2016, winning 5 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 2 English Super Cups, 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup and 1 FIFA Club World Cup recently.

To prepare for a new chapter, Man City has been hunting to buy Argentina's top young football talent, 17-year-old player Claudio Echeverri, from River Plate Club since early 2024.

Echeverri shone brightly at the U.17 World Cup in Indonesia (taking place from November 10 to December 2), scoring 5 goals and providing 2 assists. This young player is considered a promising talent, who can continue the role of famous player Messi in the Argentina team in the future.

Coach Pep Guardiola

Claudio Echeverri in Man City's sights

"Man City is about to complete the contract and announce the debut of young talent Finlay Gorman (born 2008) bought from Leeds Club in early 2024. After that, the team's youth talent hunting team focused on the deal to recruit Claudio Echeverri from River Plate. Negotiations to buy Echeverri have begun.

Echeverri also publicly decided not to renew with River Plate (contract until December 2024). But this player also has a release clause from 25 million euros, up to a maximum of 30 million euros. Man City has every advantage to recruit Echeverri, because Barcelona is financially affected and has difficulty joining the race. Chelsea is also interested in Echeverri, but Man City is quicker," journalist Fabrizio Romano shared.

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