Rookie worth £ 12.5 million, who was dubbed Messi 2.0 Claudio Echeverri of Man City suffered a terrible scare during a match when he suddenly had a heart attack for unknown reasons.

Manchester City had a quiet January transfer window, but they were able to sign a contract for the future. Manchester City spent 12.5 million pounds to buy player Claudio Echeverri from River Plate, who is known as the “little Messi” of Tango football.

The Daily Star (UK) said that Man City’s new striker Claudio Echeverri suffered a severe heart attack while playing on the field in the most recent match. Echeverri felt so much pain in his chest that he was extremely scared. Despite continuing to play until the second half, the 18-year-old admitted he lived in fear.

Echeverri is playing for Argentina U-23 in the Olympic qualifying match against Chile. After feeling an unusual burst of pain in the first half, Claudio Echeverri collapsed on the field and was treated by the medical team for several minutes. Claudio Echeverri continued playing but was eventually substituted off in the 64th minute. The youngster confirmed he would have the club doctors check him to make sure it was nothing serious.

He told TyC Sports : “I had very bad pain in my chest, I couldn’t breathe easily and I was very scared. As a precaution, I talked to the doctors to see what it was because something like this had never happened to me and I felt very scared.”

Claudio Echeverri signed a contract until the summer of 2028 with Premier League and Champions League champions Man City. This midfielder wearing the number 10 shirt like Lionel Messi at the Argentine youth team level is considered one of the potential young players who can follow in Messi’s footsteps.

Claudio Echeverri will not join the Etihad team immediately but will continue to play for River Plate until the end of this year on loan from Man City.

He is also the second young Argentine player to sign with Man City from River Plate and continue to stay in Argentina to play for a while. Previously, Man City also completed the purchase of striker Julian Alvarez from River Plate.

Julian Alvarez also stayed at River Plate to play for a while on loan, before returning to Pep Guardiola’s team to create a historic season with the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, as well as the European Super Cup. Europe and FIFA Club World Cup. Alvarez also won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.