Diablito Echeverri was presented as the new reinforcement of the Bayer Leverkusen and will use a particular number

Confirmation of signing Claudio Echeverri He shook the international market: the young Argentine was officially presented as the new player of the Bayer Leverkusen And his stage will begin in the Bundesliga, after his departure from Manchester City. The arrival of Devilito He ended one of the most followed novels in recent months in European and South American football.

The 19 -year -old attacker signed a loan contract for a season, without purchase option, to join one of the main sets of Germany. This news was celebrated by the German entity on its social networks, where it anticipated the arrival of the Argentine with messages and emojis alluding to the player’s nickname, and subsequently shared images of the player already wearing the club’s shirt in the official presentation.

“Claudio Echeverri is a technically endowed player full of energy, who moves with great dynamism through the center, between the lines, generating danger from that position,” said Simon Rolfes, sports director of the German team on the club’s website after announcing his signing. “A fine soccer player, with great bargaining, verticality and always capable of strengthening his teammates. Fans go to the stadium to see players like Claudio. His creativity will give our game new and attractive facets,” he added.

“Being able to take the next steps in the 2024 German champion, both in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League, is something fantastic”said the young man summoned to the Argentine National Team. “I want to add many minutes here and continue to grow as a week by week. Many young people have already made the leap to the world elite at the Bayer Leverkusen. Next year I want Devilito.

The passage of Echeverri by him Manchester City It was brief and with little filming. Arising from the quarry River Platethe offensive flyer arrived at the English team in February 2025, after his performance in the South American Sub 20 with the Argentine Youth National Team. During his stay in Manchester, he only added three official matches. His long -awaited debut arrived on May 17, when he played 14 minutes in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. His only goal with the shirt of the Citizens It occurred in the Club World Cup, with somewhat free kick against Al Ain, in the group stage, in what ended up being its last commitment to the English team due to an injury that affected its right ankle.

The lack of space in the plans of Pep Guardiola He forced him to look for new horizons. Guardiola explained during one of his recent conferences the management difficulties of a long squad: “We should (reduce the template), but it is difficult because I love everyone; I love everyone and they like to be here. So the situation is not easy, but they know it. We have many players, and, of course, it is not an ideal situation. At the same time, we have many games, every season there are more and more and you have to have a different team to compete in each game.”

The one pressed for the future of Chaco talent included formal proposals of the AS Romahe Borussia Dortmund and the Girona. However, the Leverkusen won the race and sealed the hiring of the South American footballer.

Bayer Leverkusen It has been consolidated in Bundesliga as one of the most competitive institutions in recent years. After finishing runner -up in the last edition of the championship, he became champion in 2023/24 (he cut a hegemony of 13 consecutive titles that Bayern Munich had held). In addition, it is classified to the next edition of the Champions League.

The team that will now receive Echeverri has just crossed a restructuring stage. In recent weeks, he made the transfer of Florian Wirtz al Liverpool for a figure close to 150 million dollars and also allowed the exit of Jeremie Frimpong. Given this scenario, the German institution bets on renewal and to add young soccer players with international projection.

The driver of the sports project is now the Dutch coach Erik Ten Hag, who assumed the leadership of the first to replace Xabi Alonso after his transfer to Real Madrid.

The club chose to enhance the commercial impact of the transfer and was generating expectation in its social networks. In the official Spanish account of the institution they published an eye emoji and one in diablito, as in English the publication suggested: “What the hell are there in my bag…?”, Using the same icons and reinforcing the nickname that accompanies the player since his beginnings in River Plate. “From River to the world. From Potrero al Bayarena. Welcome, Claudio. You want to see you shine,” was another of the messages next to a video with a compilation of his best plays.

The young Argentine, who will use Dorsal 9, will be integrated into a squad that also houses another product of the Riverplatense seedlings, Exequiel Palacios, who begins his sixth season in the institution. In addition, he will share the offensive sector with Alejo Sarco, 19 -year -old striker that emerged from Vélez Sarsfield and who still did not make his debut in the Bundesliga. In recent years, the passage of other compatriots has been seen by the German entity, such as Diego pleasant, Lucas Alario and Emiliano Buendía.

It is worth remembering that the transfer of Claudio Echeverri from River Plate al Manchester City It was carried out at the beginning of 2024 for 24 million euros, when the termination clause was 25 million. Formed in the lower divisions of the Núñez club, he debuted in professionalism in 2023 and played 48 games (32 of them as a starter) with the millionaire shirt, where he converted 4 goals and distributed 6 assists. After the agreement with the English, he remained assigned in River during the 2024 season; Only in the last semester he formally added to the premier league as a whole.

The arrival in European football was an adaptation process that the club and Guardiola himself sought to administer with patience. Although participation in official parties was scarce, left favorable impressions in the coaching staff. However, the oversight of soccer players in the position and the need to add minutes in the first level forced the player and their surroundings to prioritize a loan exit.

In the current context, Bundesliga represents an ideal scenario for the Chaco attacker to exploit his potential and consolidate his growth in Elite football. Bayer Leverkusen will debut in the 2025/26 edition of the local contest this Saturday, August 23, when he receives the Hoffenheim at Bayarena.