Manchester United has gone and signed Paraguayan left-back Diego León from Cerro Porteño. The 18-year-old’s transfer, which got done on July 5, 2025 costs €4 million up front with some extra money that could make it €8 million total if he does good. León signed till June 2030, showing how the club wants to get young players to develop.
- Diego León’s transfer costs €4 million now with some extra money possible later
- León’s going to be at Manchester United until June 2030
- A bunch of European clubs wanted him because of how good he played in Paraguay
Diego León Joins Manchester United
Manchester United has said they got Diego León an 18-year-old left-back from Cerro Porteño. He’s really good at attacking and defending and people think he’ll make the defense better. The club got him because they want to get more young talented players.
🚨[OFICIAL] Manchester United anunció la llegada de Diego León.
*️⃣El lateral izquierdo paraguayo firmó hasta junio de 2030. Su pase fue comprado a Cerro Porteño en €4M más otros 4 en objetivos. https://t.co/1ln7EFnNzv— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo)
July 05, 2025
León going from Cerro Porteño to the Premier League shows how good he is. Even though he’s young he already played 33 games for Cerro Porteño and scored 4 goals. People say he plays kind of like Marcelo the Brazilian left-back who he really looks up to.
Manchester United’s Strategic Vision
Getting León isn’t just good for him it’s also smart for Manchester United. They want to build a team for the future and getting León helps with that. Even though the teams had some problems with injuries they still think Erik ten Hag is doing a good job as manager.
Manchester United getting young players is something lots of Premier League teams do and the league keeps getting good players from all over. León coming shows how much players want to play in England and there’s more and more South American players coming to Europe these days.
León’s Future Prospects
When Diego León starts playing with his new team he’s going to have to get used to a really tough league. Manchester United got him because they want to win lots of games. It’s going to be good for León because he can get better playing against really good teams in the Premier League where every game is really hard.
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