Former Argentina youth worldwide Maximo Perrone has wished Pep Guardiola “each success” after ending his 30-month spell at Manchester Metropolis to signal for two-time Premier League winner Cesc Fabregas at Italian membership Como on a four-year deal.
Midfielder Perrone joined Metropolis on a five-and-a-half-year contract from Velez Sarsfield for £8 million in January 2023 however performed for under 20 minutes and was loaned out twice.
Now 22, Perrone’s first and solely Premier League look got here a month after he signed, changing Erling Haaland in a 4-1 win at Bournemouth.
Como paid round £11.3m for Perrone, switch reporter Fabrizio Romano stated.
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Maximo Perrone stats
Perrone established himself with Sarsfield within the Argentinian high flight in 2022 and made one look for Metropolis except for his 18-minute cameo in opposition to the Cherries, that includes for 2 minutes of a 3-0 FA Cup fifth spherical win at Bristol Metropolis three days later.
He supplied two assists and one purpose for Argentina on the 2023 Underneath-20 World Cup however didn’t come off the bench of their last-16 defeat to Nigeria.
A repeated unused substitute in home competitors and the Champions League, he spent 2023/24 on mortgage with Las Palmas in Spain earlier than Como borrowed the Buenos Aires-born participant final season.
“He settled in rapidly, understood precisely how we need to play and have become a key determine within the workforce,” said Fabregas, who spent a complete of 13 years in England with Arsenal and Chelsea, successful the 2014/15 and 2016/17 titles with the Blues.
Como completed tenth in former Spain midfielder Fabregas’s first season in cost in 2024/25, recovering from a run of two wins and 7 defeats of their first 15 league video games and placing collectively six consecutive victories in April and Might.
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Man Metropolis signings
Metropolis have signed Sverre Nypan, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders and Marcus Bettinelli throughout the summer season switch window thus far.
Norway under-21 worldwide Sverre Nypan arrived from Norwegian aspect Rosenborg for £12.5 million on a five-year contract.
Netherlands midfielder Reijnders joined for £46m from Milan, whereas France’s Cherki value an preliminary payment of greater than £30m from Lyon.
Left-sided wideman Ait-Nouri got here from Wolves for £31m, and goalkeeper Bettinelli signed for a nominal payment from Chelsea till 2026.
Defending their title, Metropolis completed third final season for the primary time since Guardiola’s maiden marketing campaign in 2016/17. They sealed qualification for the 2025/26 Champions League on the ultimate day.
When does Man Metropolis’s 2025/26 Premier League season begin?
The primary spherical of Premier League matches in 2025/26 can be on the weekend of August 16 2025, together with City’s trip to Wolves on Saturday, August 16 at 17:30 BST.
The sport at Molineux is being proven stay within the UK on Sky Sports activities Premier League, Extremely and Principal Occasion.
The final spherical of matches this season will all begin on the identical time on Might 24 2026. No rounds will happen inside 60 hours of one another and there can be no fixture on December 24.
