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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20322574" data-attributes="member: 158020">Manchester City beat Barcelona to Velez wonderkid <img src="http://static.goal.com/3211300/3211362_heroa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Manchester City have seen off competition from Barcelona to sign Benjamin Garre from Velez Sarsfield, Goal understands. Pep Guardiola's new club have secured the 15-year-old's signature despite interest from the Spanish champions, with Garre considered one of the best players of his generation in Argentina. The attacking midfielder is the grandson of Oscar Garre, a former defender who was part of Argentina's 1986 World Cup-winning squad, and it is understood that City will pay only minimal compensation as he was not under contract. The youth international has previously spent time in England with Manchester United. "I was taken to see the club and train," Garre said at the time."Velez, as always, respected me and gave me the opportunity to travel. But I could not say if I will one day join [United] because this is something that my family is in charge of."</blockquote>

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