The Copa América and the Eurocup capture all eyes in the world of football. However, Both the main leaders of River Plate, such as Enzo Francescoli and Leo Ponzio, do not rest and are moving during these hours to try to close the first new faces for the start of the preseason (on July 1 at the River Camp, and from the 5th they will be installed in a luxurious hotel in Pilar).
However, shortly before the start of the Argentina-Chile match, news reverberated loudly within the corridors of the Monumental. Héctor David Martínez’s transfer to Pumas de la UNAM fell through completely.
This news was taken by surprise, since the central marker was in Mexico and he even declared himself before the local media as a new reinforcement of the university team. “I am happy to join this great club. I left a great club and arrived at another great one, with many expectations, my responsibility is very clear and I am happy. I had recently renewed with River Plate, although I didn’t have many minutes, my idea was to leave. They contacted me through my representative, I liked the idea, the project. I was already looking a little at the type of players there are, the truth is that they are very good. I will try to adapt to the team as quickly as possible,” he said.
The Argentine defender was going to land on a loan with a charge (450 thousand dollars) and with a purchase obligation of 3 million in US currency in case the footballer plays 60 percent of the games of the season. However, some last-minute differences brought down the entire operation. “Club Universidad Nacional informs that since it is not in the interests of any of the parties involved in the hiring of David Martínez, the player will not join our institution”expressed the Mexican team through a statement.
In parallel, Núñez is also moving to close signings, beyond the “repecha” of Felipe Peña Biafore after his good performance in Lanús. The one who seems to be close to signing with the Millionaire is the youngster Franco CarboniValentin’s older brother, who is currently playing in the Copa América in the United States.
The left-hander emerged from the Lanús youth team as a skilled midfielder, but since his arrival in Italian football he became a left-back. The negotiations are around a loan for 18 months and it remains to define the position and whether there will be a purchase option.
His pass belongs to Inter, but the current season he spent in Monza (in the first half he only played one match) and Ternana Calcio. In the Serie B team he had continuity, playing 21 games and contributing one goal. The 1.90 meter striker previously wore the Cagliari shirt in the Second Division. He is 21 years old and would arrive to compete for a place with Enzo Díaz and Milton Casco.
The novel of this transfer window would also be close to having a happy ending. In the last hours, both River Plate and San Lorenzo approached positions for the transfer of the Paraguayan goalscorer Adam Bareiro. In a new twist, negotiations are now focused on stipulating an amount, without the inclusion of players in the middle.
Those from Núñez would pay around 5 million dollars, since They would put in about 2.7 million and cancel the debt that Banfield has with Necaxa of Mexico for Milton Giménez (it would be with the purchase option of José Paradela), who would stop in Boedo to replace the Guaraní striker. In addition, you could obtain capital gains in the event of a future sale.
It is worth noting that Necaxa also announced the arrival of another Millonario man. As anticipated by this medium, the midfielder Agustín Palavecino It was presented in the Mexico City entity. He arrived on loan with a charge of 300 thousand gross dollars and a purchase option for one hundred percent of the pass in 3.6 million gross (River Plate holds 65 percent of the token, while the remaining 35 is distributed between Platense and Deportivo Cali of Colombia).
They will also seek to finalize the hiring of the goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma, who has just been relegated to the Second Division of Spain with Cádiz and is under the orbit of Lionel Scaloni (he was at the Tokyo Olympics). He is the great objective to fight for a place under the three sticks alongside Franco Armani given the imminent departure of Ezequiel Centurión.
Although the Andalusian leaders have publicly been adamant in requesting the 5 million euros of his exit clause, River Plate are confident that they will be able to negotiate and finalise his arrival in the next few days.
Aside from the situation of Héctor David Martínez (everything indicates that he will look for a new destination to obtain continuity), there are new developments in the last line of the millionaire team. In the last few hours, the interest of Al-Qadsiah, a club that has just been promoted to the First Division of Saudi Arabia, in the Chilean was known. Paulo Diaz, a pillar within the scheme designed by Martín Demichelis. His exit clause is 8 million euros, an acceptable amount for the Arab entity.
On the other hand, the talks with Vélez about the young Valentin Gomez They seem stagnant. So far, Fortín has rejected all the offers that came from Núñez and is requesting the 10 million dollars of its clause. In addition, they are waiting for the end of the Copa América to try to advance the possibility of repatriating the world champion. German Pezzella.
