Former Argentina Youth International Maximo Perrone hopes Pep Guardiola “every success” after Manchester City ends its 30-month spell at Manchester City and signs two-time Premier League champion CESC Fabregas on a four-year contract.
Midfielder Perrone signed a five-and-a-half-year contract from Velez Sarsfield in January 2023 for £8m, but participated for only 20 minutes and was loaned twice.
Perrone, 22, had his first and only Premier League appearance a month after his signing, replacing Erling Haaland with a 4-1 victory at Bournemouth.
Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano said Cuomo paid about £11.3 million for Perrone.
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Perrone set up a match with Sarsfield on Argentina’s top flight in 2022, with Manchester City making a appearance in addition to his 18-minute cameo against the Cherries, winning two minutes of the fifth round of the 3-0 FA Cup in Bristol City three days later.
He provided Argentina with two assists and one goal in the 2023 Under 20 World Cup football match, but was not a substitute in his final 16 games against Nigeria.
He repeatedly substituted alternatives in domestic matches and in the Champions League, and he loaned to Spain’s Las Palmas on 2023/24 before Como borrowed a Buenos Aires-born player last season.
“He quickly settled, got to know exactly how we wanted to play and became a big figure in the team,” Fabregas said, spending 13 years in England with Arsenal and Chelsea and winning 2014/15 and 2016/17 titles with the Blues.
Como finished tenth in the first season of the 2024/25 season with former Spanish midfielder Fabregas recovering from two wins and seven losses in their first 15 league games and six straight wins in April and May.
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So far, City has signed Sverre Nypan, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders and Marcus Bettinelli during the summer transfer window.
Norwegian international under 21 Nypan Nypan arrived from Norwegian side Rosenborg with a contract of £125 million.
Dutch midfielder Reijnders joined from Milan for £46m, while France’s Cherki’s initial cost exceeded £30m.
Ait-nouri on the left came from Wolves for £31m, with goalkeeper Bettinelli signing Chelsea’s nominal fee until 2026.
Manchester City defended its title since Guardiola’s Virgin Sport in 2016/17, finishing its third season for the first time last season. They qualified for the 2025/26 Champions League on their last day.
When will Manchester City’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?
The first round of the Premier League in 2025/26 will be on the weekend of August 16, 2025, including Saturday, August 16, 17:30 BST’s City Visit Wolves.
Molineux’s game is being performed live in the UK, which is on the Sky Sports Empier League, Ultra and Main Event.
The final round of the season will all start on May 24, 2026. There will be no rounds between each other and there will be no matches on December 24.
