LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) – Bayer Leverkusen has signed Argentina playmaker Exequiel Palacios from River Plate.
The Bundesliga club said on Monday the 21-year-old midfielder signed a contract from Jan. 1 through June 2025.
''Palacios is a technically gifted midfielder able to score goals and he has the ability to involve his teammates. He fits in really well with our team and the way we play,'' managing director Rudi Voller said.
Sporting director Simon Rolfes said the club had been observing Palacios ''for a long time and he's really impressed us.''
Palacios helped River Plate win the Argentine cup in his last game for the club, and the Copa Libertadores final in 2018.