Matías Catalán is an option to be a reinforcement for Colo Colo

Recurring in the foreign exchange markets Colo Colo has been Matías Catalán, right-center back of Talleres de Córdoba who on more than one occasion was close to reaching Cacique at the request of former coach Gustavo Quinteros. Today the La Roja team is focused on the 2024 Copa América, but His name rings loudly again in the Monumental Stadium.

As DaleAlbo found out, The 31-year-old Chilean-Argentine is Jorge Almirón’s obsession to reinforce Colo Colo’s defense, for his performance in Talleres and the Chilean National Team, and for his versatility of playing both right back and central defense. Even the coach himself saw it live at the National Stadium, when Catalán performed well as a center back in Chile’s recent 3-0 victory over Paraguay.

From Blanco y Negro they spoke with him in this transfer window, and the footballer himself wants to come to the Eternal Champion to have his first experience in Chile. The drawback is that he has a contract until December 2025 in the “T”, and to achieve his departure, the Alba dealership must pay his clause, which is around 1.2 million dollars.

The advantages that Catalán has and why he likes him so much in Colo Colo is, in addition to his multifunctionality, is that he does not use a foreigner’s quota, and he can be considered a “deep” player in defense due to his experience in the Chilean National Team both with Eduardo Berizzo and with Ricardo Gareca currently.

Matías Catalán, the defender who “competes” with Mauricio Isla to reach Colo Colo

Both the leadership and Jorge Almirón have declared that they will reinforce the team with players who are a contribution, and if any name is of a “lower category” than those who are in the current squad, it is better that they do not arrive. Matías Catalán is in no way less than those who are already there, although Colo Colo also negotiates with a teammate of his in the Chilean National Team.

Mauricio Isla has an agreement with Colo Colo under economic and contractual conditions, but the big obstacle is the clause of 600 thousand dollars that he has in Independiente de Avellaneda. Huaso is a more than proven player for the right wing and would give the team a leap in quality, but the high amount to be paid for him puts his arrival in doubt, especially because he is 36 years old.

That is why Catalán is gaining strength in the public limited company, since the investment of more than a million dollars, if it is made, would be thinking in the short term but also in the long term considering that he is 31 years old.

Even the Cacique could take a hit on the market and hire both, but it is very difficult or almost impossible for it to happen due to the heavy investment that must be made for two right backs (Catalán is also a central defender), and above all because Where it is desired to invest heavily is in the center forward position, where contact has already been made with two new Argentine “9”.