Who is the 16-year-old River gem that is enchanting Barcelona?
Felipe Esquivel is an under-17 international and has a contract until 2026
Globalization has these things. At an increasingly early age, the best talents from around the world are being followed by the biggest football giants, no matter where they come from.
In this case, the relationship is actually close and long-standing. After all, we are talking about Argentina and Spain. River Plate and Barcelona . But it is still surprising that the subject is a player who is only 16 years old.
We are talking about Felipe Esquivel. A winger who can also play as a number 10, and who is enchanting Barcelona , according to the newspaper Sport, a Catalan publication very close to the Blaugrana club.
The young right-footer was one of the highlights of the U-15 Sudamericano, before jumping to the U-17 team, for which he made his debut at the age of 15, and who Marcelo Gallardo already has on his radar to carry out pre-season with the main team, in January.
Very strong in dribbling, Esquivel prefers to play on the right side of the attack and has an inexhaustible repertoire of moves, as can be seen in several videos found on different platforms.
After having already sold Claudio Echeverri (18 years old) to Manchester City for more than 18 million, and having half of Europe interested in Franco Mastantuono (17 years old), River Plate has now secured Esquivel with a professional contract until 2026, with a release clause set at 30 million euros.
