What I find contradictory is that english media is quoting ecuadorian media and the ecuadorian media is quoting the english media. It seems a rumor went out and its going in cycles with mutiple sources being quoted among themselves.
Im not sure who's tier 1 for south american transfers but 4.5M is peanuts for the talent of this kid, I mean thats basically formation rights. I hope we secure this deal soon, because this is exactly the type of signing Porto, Ajax, Dortmund, etc make and they have the advantage that they can offer way more playing time than us.