Demichelis’ new wish: he is a River fan, he plays in the United States and there have already been contacts :: Olé

River advances voraciously in the transfer market. With three fastened gussets –Felipe Pena, Adam Bareiro and Franco Carboni– and negotiations advanced by another -Federico Gattoni- to the wishlist of Martin Demichelis another footballer joined: Pedro de la Vega. A 23-year-old Argentine creative who has a sentimental attachment to the Núñez club, which was offered just six months ago and for which there have already been polls.

Recently transferred to Seattle Soundersan MLS franchise that paid $7.5 million for 80% of its player, De la Vega appears to be a complicated signing due to the context: it is difficult for managers to agree to part with it in this recess when they have been able to exploit him little since his hiring in January. Exactly in the same window in which he was approached as an alternative for River.

Pepo It had little filming in its first season in soccer in the United States as a result of some physical problems. After being torn during preparation for the Venezuelan Olympic Qualifiers, De la Vega arrived in Seattle where he barely played 103 minutes divided into three games (he scored a penalty goal in his debut against Los Angeles FC). A low level of running linked to a muscle problem suffered in March and from which he would relapse a month later.

Now: even within that context, those closest to the creative and River fan admit that It is unlikely that the Americans will decide to negotiate it. Because the Sounders hired him knowing his potential and because, with four more months left in the Regular Season, the team led by Brian Schmetzer still aspires to be among those classified for the PlayOff (tenth in the Western Conference).

Even knowing the difficulties, From the Monumental they already established a first contact to find out the player’s current condition. An Argentine promise who made his debut on September 17, 2018 at just 17 years, 7 months and 9 days old and who continues to be attractive due to the conditions that led him to be considered both in Lanus -where he played in the lower divisions and made his debut- as well as in the youth teams.

For now, De la Vega already had the chance to wear the River shirt: he did representing the club in the Metropolitan League, in Infantiles, but without a guaranteed place, he chose to return to his native Olavarría. “I spent a year playing in the club. I lived in Olavarría, I played and came back because I was a boy and I didn’t dare to come live in Buenos Aires and neither did my family,” the Argentine revealed a few years ago.

“I did that one year, the next year I had to leave and I didn’t dare. In 2015, I was determined to stay in Buenos Aires, but when I went, for different reasons, I didn’t stay and they didn’t give me a pension: they told me it was full. It may have been an excuse, when they really love you I think they take you, but hey, it was a moment,” the person who is now in Demichelis’ orbit expanded on that review. Difficult, improbable, but not impossible.