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Man City make Claudio Echeverri transfer decision after fitness boost - Manchester Evening News

Manchester City loans 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri to Bayer Leverkusen for the 2025-26 season to gain playing time in the Bundesliga; no purchase option included.

  • Manchester City is sending 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri on a season-long loan to Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen for the 2025/26 campaign, with no purchase option included in the agreement.
  • City rejected loan offers from Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma to retain full control over Echeverri, valuing him as crucial for their future squad plans.
  • Echeverri impressed by scoring a direct free-kick in the Club World Cup and is set to gain more top-level minutes at Leverkusen, who recently lost several key players.
  • The loan agreement includes Leverkusen paying City a fee and covering Echeverri's salary, with a medical scheduled before his transfer to Germany.
  • This loan aims to provide Echeverri competitive Bundesliga experience before returning to Manchester City next summer as a more developed option for Pep Guardiola's squad.
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Another candidate for the Wirtz succession: Bayer Leverkusen is facing the loan of Claudio Echeverri from Manchester City. Borussia Dortmund is also said to have been interested in the 19-year-old.

18:40 - (Florian Plettenberg) Claudio Echeverri passes the medical examination with Bayer Leverkusen. The Argentine midfielder will leave ceded from Manchester City.

Claudio “Diablito” Echeverri, considered one of the great promises of Argentine football, leaves Manchester City of the Premier League and will give the jump to the Bundesliga in the campaign 2025/2026. The 19-year midpoint will wear Bayer Leverkusen’s shirt on loan condition for a year, in an operation agreed with Manchester City of the Premier League, club owner of his pass. Party summary: Necaxa 0-1 León Day 5 Opening 2025 The news was conf…

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cityxtra.co.uk broke the news in on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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