Real Madrid make €10 million bid to sign Argentine forward

According to El Nacional, Real Madrid have made a €10 million bid to sign Claudio Echeverri from River Plate.

The young attacking midfielder is the captain of Argentina’s under-17 team and has scored eight goals in 17 matches so far for his nation’s youth side.

Los Blancos recently signed 18-year-old Arda Guler for a fee of €18 million from Fenerbahce. The Turk is considered one of the top talents in European football and has already impressed in his training sessions with the La Liga giants.

Real Madrid are looking to sign yet another prospect in the form of Echeverri. Apart from Los Blancos, Manchester City are also reportedly interested in the youngster.

According to the aforementioned report, Los Blancos plan on letting the player stay in Argentina until January on loan if they can complete the signing. Once he arrives in Spain, Echeverri will start with Madrid’s B-team, RM Castilla, before getting a chance with the senior squad.