Manchester City will get a look at their new signing Maximo Perrone sooner than expected, after Argentina's miserable under-20 Championship came to an end on Saturday thanks to an awful goalkeeping error in their final must-win group game.
City signed Perrone, 20, for around £8.2m last week from Velez Sarsfield, with the midfielder on international duty at the South American under-20 Championship in Colombia. The plan was for Perrone to continue with that tournament, before arriving in England to train with Pep Guardiola's first team for the rest of the season.
After that - with Perrone not expected to challenge for any game time for City - a decision will be taken on whether the youngster stays at the Etihad next season or heads out on loan. Now, Argentina have been knocked out of the Championship, and Perrone will head to the Etihad sooner than most at City will have prepared for.
