Overview

• Echeverri joins the Bundesliga champions on a season-long move to gain first-team minutes, Manchester City confirmed.
• Bayer Leverkusen handed the Argentine the No. 9 shirt on arrival, underscoring expectations for a prominent attacking role.
• Sporting director Simon Rolfes praised Echeverri’s creativity and dribbling, describing the teenager as the kind of player fans come to see.
• He is expected to help fill the creative void after Florian Wirtz’s transfer to Liverpool, with Erik ten Hag now coaching Leverkusen following Xabi Alonso’s exit.
• Echeverri signed for City in January 2024 for about £12.5m, returned from a River Plate loan this year, debuted in the FA Cup final, and scored at the Club World Cup.