Ten Hag Backs Claudio Echeverri at Leverkusen
Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen)
August 2025
Bayer Leverkusen coach Erik ten Hag praised Claudio Echeverri after signing him on loan from Manchester City. The Argentine wonderkid could debut on Saturday as Leverkusen rebuild following Florian Wirtz’s record move to Liverpool. Echeverri, signed without a buy clause, was described by Ten Hag as “born with the ball at his feet.” City want him to develop in the Bundesliga, and his move attracted interest from Roma, Girona, and Dortmund before Leverkusen won the race.