There are no two without three, the saying goes. Be? While he is concentrated with the Colombian National Team in the 2024 Copa América, Juan Fernando Quintero analyzes the options he has for his future at the club level. And in that sense, the talented midfielder I would look to leave Racing and would like to return to River in this transfer market 2024. Even, I would have already spoken with Martín Demichelis.
The 31-year-old footballer, author of one of the most important goals in the history of the Greatest such as the 2-1 in the 2018 Copa Libertadores final against Boca in Madrid, arrived at the Academy just a year ago and He has a contract until December 2026. But in the last few hours, rumors of a new return to Núñez began to circulate. The positions of River, Racing, Demichelis and JFQ himself.
What are the chances that Juanfer Quintero will return to River?
“The last friday, Juanfer in the United States and Demichelis in Europe, they spoke and he asked him what it would take for him to return to River“, revealed journalist Hernán Castillo on Radio Continental. At the same time, he slipped that “Quintero left Racing angry because he didn’t play“, and although the Academy has paid close to 3.6 million dollars to hire him (between purchase of the pass and contract), he assured that “there is a debt” from the Avellaneda club with the footballer.
The situation chart shows a complex scenario but not impossible: Demichelis would like to have Quintero and would have already spoken with him personally; The leadership would not disagree with making an investment to repatriate him, but without spending an exorbitant amount of money to acquire his chip, and Racing doesn’t want anything to do with letting him leave.
Since his arrival in the middle of last year, the Colombian became one of the figures and quickly won the hearts of the academic world. However, personal problems meant that in recent months he had to travel to Colombia repeatedly, and when he returned he did not have the minutes he expected. That motivated his desire to seek new directions, and River’s door is always open and well considered.
The reason why Juanfer left River in 2022 and why he did not return in 2023
After a successful first cycle, Quintero returned to River at the beginning of 2022 on loan from Chinese football. But in the middle of the year he declared himself free from the Asian club due to salary non-compliance and kept the pass in his possession. For this reason, when he finished his loan at Millonario, he had to buy his token so that he could continue in the club, but due to Central Bank regulations, the Colombian He could only receive the contract in pesos, something he was not willing to accept..
So, He put an end to his second stage with 29 games played and landed in Junior de Barranquilla from his native country. Six months later he was free again, but They didn’t call him from River since Demichelis prioritized the arrival of other footballers, in better physical and football shape. That’s why, Quintero arrived at Racing in an agreement that generated divided opinions among the fans of the Greatest.
