River already has its fifth reinforcement. With the intention that Martín Demichelis has as many reinforcements as possible for the start of the preseason, the leadership went deep into the 2024 transfer market. Thus, after unlocking the incorporation of Adam Bareiro and surprising with the arrivals of Gattoni and Franco Carboni, the Millionaire The arrival of Jeremías Ledesma was finalized.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper will be the fifth new face of the Greatest for the second half of the year, since the play-off clause for Felipe Peña Biafore was also executed. The agreement with the Spanish Cádiz is total so that, after crossing the corresponding documentation, Conan puts on the Sacred Mantle. All the details.
The details of Jeremías Ledesma’s transfer to River
Although Cádiz’s intention was for Conan Ledesma to leave due to the 5 million euro buyout clause, which became cheaper due to relegation, The Millionaire finally agreed to purchase the pass for a lower amountAnd although there are no official figures yet, the agreement would be around 3.8 million euros.
Thus, All that remains is to define the payment methodwhich would not be an inconvenience for the operation to be made official. On the other hand, certain contractual details of the link that the goalkeeper who emerged in Rosario Central will have with River, which would be for three years, are still to be polished.
Despite the relegation of his team, Ledesma had a great season as the captain of Cádiz: he completed 34 matches in which he received 47 goalsbut he maintained his clean fence 31% of the time (nine occasions) that he defended the goal. He also saved a penalty (of nine that were kicked against him) and finished as the fifth footballer with the most saves of the entire season in the Spanish LaLiga.
Why do they call Jeremías Ledesma Conan?
The story of what many consider his nickname was told by himself as soon as he arrived at Cádiz in Spain, in August 2020. “In Rosario they know me as Jeremías, in Pergamino as Conan. When they arrived in Cádiz, Jere was confused with Pere, Fere, and to avoid complications they stayed in Conan. Besides My grandfather’s name is that, that’s why I always wear that name on my gloves.” ️
In that presentation to the team where he reached the category of historic figure, Conan told where his love for the bow comes from.
“I liked being a goalkeeper since I was little and I wasn’t afraid of the ball. It was something that caught my attention, When I was little they put me in the goal because I was the smallest in my category, that’s when they realized that I wasn’t afraid to stand up and get hit by balls.. From then until now, a goalkeeper is born,” he said.
