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City have confirmed that midfielder Claudio Echeverri has joined Benfica on a season-long loan deal. The summer transfer window in England closed at 11pm on Tuesday. However, clubs in Portugal have until Tuesday, September 15, to do their business. This meant Echeverri’s move to Benfica was in no rush to be completed. After signing for the Portuguese giants, the attacking midfielder explained Ruben Dias’ role in the deal. “When I was in Manchester, I met with Ruben Dias. He also spoke very highly of Benfica. He told me it was a huge club, that the people here are really great, that it has a great atmosphere for playing, the atmosphere of a truly big club.
“And the same was true of Bernardo Silva, who is a great player who played here. For me, he’s one of the best players I’ve ever played with. And I listened to what he had to say, which made me even more certain that I wanted to come here. He said some wonderful things to me.”
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Claudio Echeverri (left) trains with Manchester City teammates Elliot Anderson (centre) and Nico O’Reilly (right)(Image: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)
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