{"id":573597,"date":"2020-12-01T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=573597"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:02:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:02:35","slug":"report-manchester-city-in-talks-to-sign-argentine-prodigy-dario-ariel-sarmiento-from-estudiantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/01\/report-manchester-city-in-talks-to-sign-argentine-prodigy-dario-ariel-sarmiento-from-estudiantes\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester City in Talks to Sign Argentine Prodigy Dario Ariel Sarmiento From Estudiantes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City<\/a> are in “advanced negotiations” to sign 17-year-old Dario Ariel Sarmiento<\/a> from Argentine Primera Division side Estudiantes, according to reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manchester City Opening Offer For Sarmiento ‘Around \u20ac19 million’<\/h2>\n

Young Winger Has Already Grabbed Attentions of Club Legend<\/h3>\n

Journalist Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has reported that City’s opening offer for the winger is around the \u20ac19 million mark.<\/p>\n

Romano goes on to state that should the deal go ahead, Sarmiento would arrive at the Etihad Stadium in June 2021.<\/p>\n

It is likely he would go out on loan to one of the ‘City Group’ clubs. New York City in the MLS or Melbourne City in Australia’s A-League would be the potential destinations before Sarmiento is ready to cut his teeth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

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Manchester City are in advanced negotiations to sign Dar\u00edo Ariel Sarmiento, 17 years old from Estudiantes.
\nThe opening bid is around \u20ac19m [add ons included!]. If the agreement will be reached, he\u2019d arrive on June 2021 to plan about his future with \u2018City group\u2019 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 #mcfc<\/a> @CLMerlo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sarmiento has already been making waves in the Argentine Primera Division.<\/p>\n

Indeed, club legend Alejandro Sabella – who won two championships with Estudiantes in the 1980s – apparently ‘knelt down’ in front of Sarmiento, according to the young winger himself.<\/p>\n

Speaking to ESPN<\/a>, Sarmiento recalled: “He came and asked me if I was Sarmiento, I said yes and he knelt down.<\/p>\n

“He said I\u00a0was going to be a star, but I need to\u00a0be calm and live in the present.<\/p>\n

“I was nervous, I couldn’t believe it. I swear my legs were shaking, I didn’t know what to say – I still get nervous when I tell the story and imagine that moment.”<\/p>\n

Sarmiento’s signing would represent the beginning of a long-term overhaul at Manchester City, with some of the club’s stars such as fellow Argentine Sergio Aguero<\/a> edging towards the end of their careers.<\/p>\n

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