WHAT XAVI SAID
He said on Friday: "The kid [Echeverri] is an ability. Past the full go-around he scored against Brazil [at the U17 World Cup], he's a distinction producer, yet it's something for the exploring office [to bargain with]."
THE Master plan
Echeverri, who turns 18 in January, has focused on joining Barca one day.
"As well as Stream, I might want to play for Barca," he said before the under-17 World Cup in November. "I'm a major [Lionel] Messi fan and I watched him play there, so they are a group I have followed since I was extremely youthful."
WHAT NEXT FOR CLAUDIO ECHEVERRI?
The January move window opens in a little more than about fourteen days' time. Maybe Barcelona will take action for him in mid 2024.