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Excitement as Man City Complete Signing of Argentine Star Dubbed As ‘Mini’ Messi

Saturday, May 01, 2021 at 9:52 PM by Oluwatomiwa Babalola

- Man City complete signing of their first player ahead of this summer transfer window

- 18-year-old Dario Sarmiento joined the Citizens on a £5.2m deal from Argentine side Estudiantes

- The youngster has been likened as Lionel Messi due to his speed and dribblinb skills

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Argentine club side Estudiantes can confirm that their youngster Dario Sarmiento has sealed a permanent move to Premier League side Manchester City on a £5.2 million deal.

The 18-year-old star has been likened to Barcelona legend Lionel Messi owing to his speed and his ability on the ball.

Sources say the attacker has been on the Citizens radar for some time but decided to initiate negotiations with his Argentine club last December.

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Manchester City complete the signing of Argentina starlet Dario Sarmiento from Estudiantes — Dario Sarmiento in action for Estudiantes during a match against Huracan October 5, 2019. Photo by Gustavo Garello/Jam Media
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Estudiantes in a statement confirmed the exit of Dario from their club this summer saying:

"We can reveal that, upon completion of the transfer agreement signed with Manchester City, Dario Sarmiento will join the English team from July 1 onwards."

The left-footed star cannot escape comparison with Messi having represented the Argentine national team at the cadet levels.

He broke into Estudiantes senior team at the age of 16 and his confident on the ball and has shown an impressive dribbling ability in his handful of senior matches.

Meanwhile, ex-Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Sebastian Veron said Sarmiento has an incredibly bright future. He added that the youngster has greatly improved and his quality is top notch.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Man City emerged victorious in the week 34 Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace as they coasted to a 2-0 win at Selhurst Park.