▁Argent inos ▁Juni ors ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁four teen . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁progress ▁at ▁the ▁Argent inos ▁Juni ors ’ ▁a cademy ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁at ▁age ▁sevent een ; ▁which ▁saw ▁his ▁side ▁lose ▁ 7 – 1 ▁loss ▁against ▁Independ iente . ▁Ar ca ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁thirty – six ▁appearances ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁having ▁broken ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁at ▁age ▁eigh teen . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁playing ▁in ▁Argentina ▁was ▁t ough , ▁but ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁it ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁“ gre at ▁education ”. ▁ ▁S under land ▁S under land ' s ▁manager ▁Peter ▁Re id ▁signed ▁Ar ca ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁from ▁Argent inos ▁Juni ors ▁with ▁a ▁£ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁five - year ▁deal , ▁while ▁holding ▁off ▁competition ▁from ▁New castle ▁United ▁and ▁Le eds ▁United . ▁It ▁came ▁after ▁when ▁Peter ▁Re id ▁sp otted ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁U 2 1 ▁match ▁playing ▁against ▁England ▁at ▁Cra ven ▁C ott age ▁and ▁track ed ▁him ▁until ▁comple ting ▁the ▁signing ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Upon ▁joining ▁the ▁club , ▁Ar ca ▁was ▁Re id ' s ▁most ▁expensive ▁signing ▁of ▁that ▁summer ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁second ▁only ▁behind ▁Stefan ▁Schwar z ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁record ▁buy . ▁The ▁young ster ▁was ▁t ipped ▁for ▁the ▁bright est ▁of ▁fut ures ▁and ▁full ▁international ▁hon ours ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁ ▁Having