Ignacio De Arruabarrena, the goalkeeper saves penalties that River probed

The transfer market for River has not yet started but there is movement to hire and also to release some players. Although Franco Armani renewed his contract until the end of 2026, From Millonario they were contacted by Ignacio De Arruabarrena, a 27-year-old Uruguayan goalkeeper who saves for Arouca in Portugal.

Who is Ignacio De Arruabarrena, the goalkeeper who River investigated?

Although Franco Armani plans to stay at the club for a long time, River must have his departure considered and well covered, which is why interest in Ignacio De Arruabarrena appeared. The 27-year-old goalkeeper is released from Arouca in Portugal in the middle of the year and after that he can sign for free with any club.

As confirmed The Millionaire Pagethere were contacts to find out about their situation through an intermediary, for now without concrete progress. It was Leonardo Ponzio who started the first talk. From Arruabarrena he spent several seasons in Montevideo Wanderers, he had a short stint in Tacuarembó and since mid-2022 he has been playing in Arouca.

The good news if River looks for De Arruabarrena

River today has five foreign players on the squad: Nicolás Fonseca, Agustín Sant’Anna and Sebastián Boselli (Uruguay); Miguel Borja (Colombia); and Paulo Díaz (Chile). If none of them leave, or if the Chilean does not finally obtain Argentine citizenship, the leadership will only be able to hire one more foreigner to fill the quota.

And in that context, The huge news for the leadership is that De Arruabarrena has Argentine nationality through one of his parents, so he has no place on that list. Thus, the leadership would only debate whether Luciano Rodríguez or Iker Muniain, both foreigners, is a better reinforcement.