After New York City FC announced the first transfer in world football in 2018, we asked South American football expert Tim Vickery (BBC Sport, World Soccer and Sports Illustrated) for the lowdown on our newest recruit.
Last July, Argentine giants Boca Juniors were interested in Jesus Medina, and it seems their great Buenos Aires rivals River Plate may also have been taking a look.
Udinese, the Italian club so skilled in picking up South American talent, were also in the hunt.
Instead, the 20-year-old Paraguayan heads north to join New York City – an interesting sign of the times.