Player ‘will finally go’ to Manchester City – Signing yet ‘another Argentine jewel’, Pep to decide his future

On Thursday, we covered a claim from Argentina that Manchester City have sent scouts to watch Vélez Sarsfield star Máximo Perrone.

It was also explained Benfica have identified the 19-year-old as a potential target to replace Enzo Fernández.

Manchester City have taken the lead in the race to sign the midfielder if the latest report form Olé is to be believed.

Amid interest from the Eagles, the Premier League winners will ‘take another Argentine jewel’, and after having signed Julián Álvarez from River Plate earlier this year, they will now take Perrone.

It’s explained the Argentina U20 international ‘will finally go’ to Pep Guardiola’s team. He has $9m release clause and it needs to be defined whether Manchester City will trigger this clause.

The player will be the Argentina squad for the 2023 South American U20 Championship that will take place in Colombia between January 19th to February 12th.

The Citizens expect Perrone to arrive in Manchester after that and spend the rest of the season with them. Perrone could also represent his country at the U20 World Cup in May 2023.

After Perrone’s adaptation at Manchester City, Guardiola will decide whether to include him in his squad or send the South American out on loan to another Premier League side next summer.