Overview
- Echeverri’s limited role at Bayer Leverkusen stands at roughly 240 minutes across eight games after a coaching change from Erik ten Hag to Kasper Hjulmand.
- River Plate has initiated contacts with Manchester City to explore a 2026 loan return, which would require terminating or modifying the current Leverkusen deal.
- Manchester City is dissatisfied with the lack of minutes and will reassess the loan in the coming weeks ahead of the January window, according to reporting in England.
- City is expected to favor another European loan if the spell is cut short, with Girona named in reports as a leading City Football Group option.
- Following suggestive social-media posts, River has urged Echeverri to keep a low profile as Marcelo Gallardo targets young attacking reinforcements for 2026.