River Plate has just reached a total agreement for an Argentine defender who was working in Europe. In a lightning operation, the Millionaire will add the former player of San Lorenzo from Almagro, Federico Gattoni.
The central marker of 25 years, the last step in the Anderlecht of Belgium but whose pass belongs to the Seville until June 30, 2027, will sign on loan for one season with a purchase option of three million euros. The Spanish cast paid one and a half million dollars to Ciclón in 2023.
“Federico Gattoni reached a verbal agreement to play for River. The central scoreboard is to the liking of Martín Demichelis and Sevilla gives it up for one season with an option to purchase. This is confirmed by sources close to the player and the club,” confirmed journalist Germán García Grova.
Little was known about this negotiation that was agreed in record time. With Felipe Peña Biafore as the only confirmed new face after his play-off of the loan to Lanús and while they try to button up the arrivals of Franco Carboni (left side), Adam Bareiro (center forward) and Jeremiah Ledesma (goalkeeper), River Plate resolved the arrival of the defender, one of the positions to reinforce requests for Martin Demichelis.
In this way, the output of Paulo Diazwho in addition to expressing his intention to play in Europe, was also surveyed by the Al Qadsiah of Saudi Arabia. And as the negotiation for German Pezzella took longer than expected, added to the fact that there was no agreement with Vélez for Valentin Gomezthe Núñez leadership quickly resolved the arrival of the former San Lorenzo player, who was not going to be taken into account by Sevilla coach, Francisco García Pimienta.
Last season in Belgium, Federico Gattoni played 10 games, five of them as a starter, and played just 539 minutes. In Spain, there were five games played with Sevilla, where he scored a goal against Atlético Astorga in the second round of the Copa del Rey. In San Lorenzo de Almagro he reached almost a hundred games (94 games, eight goals and five assists) and was captain under the leadership of Ruben Darío Insua.
The central defender also had a stint with the Argentine Under 20 team, where he became champion in the 2018 L’Alcúdia tournament, directed at the time by Lionel Scaloni.
