A robust bodily performer, the teenager rapidly racked up 33 senior appearances for his membership, and performed 9 instances on the Beneath-20 South American Championship earlier this yr. He discovered the web within the sport in opposition to Argentina and could have realized a lot from the expertise.
Cerro Porteno coach Manolo Jimenez’s response to Leon’s suggestion that he seemed as much as Brazil defender Marcelo as a task mannequin, was to throw a former United favorite into the combo.
“I hope, at some point, we are able to say he is had a profession just like Marcelo’s,” he stated. “Or, if he indicators for United, to what Patrice Evra had at Previous Trafford.”
There’s, clearly, the necessity for persistence with Leon’s progress, as he integrates into a brand new surroundings in Manchester, however he has the form of ambition and potential that mark him out as an thrilling seize.
Welcome to United, Diego!
