Now I know that City have not been linked with him but Mancini should take a look at him! A lot of player's have been called "the new Messi" or even the "new Ronaldo" but how many player's have been compared to them both.
FROM WIKI
Juan Manuel Iturbe (born June 4, 1993) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Cerro Porteño. Son of Paraguayan parents and born in Argentina, Iturbe was eligible to play for either Paraguay or Argentina, having played at youth levels for both. He has recently declared his will to play for Argentina by stating that Paraguay is a closed chapter in his life. He plays as a forward and his talent and style of play has been repeatedly compared to Lionel Messi.
Club Career
Iturbe started playing first team football with Cerro Porteño on June 28, 2009, at age 16, on a game against Libertad valid for the 21st week of the Paraguayan Primera División.
Being 17 years of age, Iturbe was not under professional contract with Cerro Porteño.[3] Therefore, he signed for Quilmes on a free transfer in August 2010.[4] In January 2011 Iturbe confirmed he was signing with Portuguese club FC Porto, he will join the team when he turns 18.[5] After agreeing on said move to FC Porto, he returned to Cerro Porteño in February, where he will remain until his 18th birthday in June. He scored a brace on his first Copa Libertadores game shortly after that.[6]
International career
Having spent most of his life in Paraguay, Iturbe began his international career in the youth setup of Paraguay. At the age of 16 he was capped in a senior friendly against Chile in 2009 [1], however as this was a not a competitive game he could change allegiances if he wished. He later fell out with the management in Paraguay and declared for Argentina. [2] He was part of the Argentina "sparring" squad, formed by the most promising youth players in Argentina, taken to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to train with the senior squad. He also chose to play for Argentina at the U-20 level. He is on the 20 player squad for the 2011 South American U-20 South American championship in which he scored the winning goal against Brazil.
Here are some video's
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78iClZcNjew[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=315JmWfUinA&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpTEixmI64Q[/youtube]
FROM WIKI
Juan Manuel Iturbe (born June 4, 1993) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Cerro Porteño. Son of Paraguayan parents and born in Argentina, Iturbe was eligible to play for either Paraguay or Argentina, having played at youth levels for both. He has recently declared his will to play for Argentina by stating that Paraguay is a closed chapter in his life. He plays as a forward and his talent and style of play has been repeatedly compared to Lionel Messi.
Club Career
Iturbe started playing first team football with Cerro Porteño on June 28, 2009, at age 16, on a game against Libertad valid for the 21st week of the Paraguayan Primera División.
Being 17 years of age, Iturbe was not under professional contract with Cerro Porteño.[3] Therefore, he signed for Quilmes on a free transfer in August 2010.[4] In January 2011 Iturbe confirmed he was signing with Portuguese club FC Porto, he will join the team when he turns 18.[5] After agreeing on said move to FC Porto, he returned to Cerro Porteño in February, where he will remain until his 18th birthday in June. He scored a brace on his first Copa Libertadores game shortly after that.[6]
International career
Having spent most of his life in Paraguay, Iturbe began his international career in the youth setup of Paraguay. At the age of 16 he was capped in a senior friendly against Chile in 2009 [1], however as this was a not a competitive game he could change allegiances if he wished. He later fell out with the management in Paraguay and declared for Argentina. [2] He was part of the Argentina "sparring" squad, formed by the most promising youth players in Argentina, taken to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to train with the senior squad. He also chose to play for Argentina at the U-20 level. He is on the 20 player squad for the 2011 South American U-20 South American championship in which he scored the winning goal against Brazil.
Here are some video's
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78iClZcNjew[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=315JmWfUinA&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpTEixmI64Q[/youtube]