Claudio Echeverri continues training at City, hoping to start getting playing time for the remainder of the season. With more doubts than certainties, it is unclear whether he will remain at the club next season or go out on loan to start gaining experience in European football. In that scenario, Girona in Spain and Lazio in Italy emerge as possible destinations.
Recently, the former River player caused a stir on Argentine social media after appearing in a photo shared by City's official account alongside first-team figures. In the image, he is seen accompanied by Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb, and Maksim Khuasanov.
He also participated in a special segment for the club's YouTube channel titled "Preparing Mate with Claudio Echeverri". In the video, he received a greeting from Pablo Zabaleta, a historic City player, and also advice from Martín Demichelis, the coach who made him debut in River's first team and who also wore the sky-blue jersey.
"I'm not going to tell you to dribble in England like you did at River or in your city with your friends, I just advise you to spend your free time learning the language, because it will be very useful to you," was the message from Demichelis, current coach of Rayados de Monterrey.
After hearing his words, El Diablito did not hide his gratitude and recalled Demichelis's importance in his early steps as a professional: "Martín was the coach who made me debut. I'm very grateful for having done it at such a big club like River. I send him a huge hug".
