After a semester with ups and downs, the leadership and Martín Demichelis knew that the 2024 transfer market was important for the final phase of the Libertadores Cupand that the margin of error when looking for reinforcements was practically zero. And although the results will end up being what determines whether it was good or bad, Leonardo Astrada has already made an analysis of what the new faces have been so far.
The historic former Más Grande midfielder, who also knew how to coach the club and currently works as a panelist for ESPN, He was not at all satisfied with River’s transfer market. She even assured that only “Ledesma is a reinforcement, the rest are additions“.
What Astrada said about River’s transfer market
El Negro did not mince his words when it came to characterizing the Millionaire’s movements.Jeremías Ledesma is a reinforcement, the rest are new additions so far. It doesn’t change the equation for me.“, he emphasized on F90, an ESPN program. The other four are Adam Bareiro, Federico Gattoni, Franco Carboni and Felipe Peña Biafore, to whom he dedicated a particular paragraph to each one.
“Bareiro performed well in San Lorenzo, but it was necessary because Borja had no replacement”gave his opinion on the Paraguayan striker who arrives from San Lorenzo. The other former Ciclón is Gattoni: “I want to see him in River. In CASLA I played with a line of five, stuck behind and in River you have 40 meters on your back to run to your bow”. Anyway, Astrada anticipated that “Until he settles in, González Pírez, who already knows the club, will play.”.
On the other hand, the man who played more than 400 matches with the Sacred Mantle and had two stages as a coach, gave his vision on what Demichelis’ team needs and the characteristics that they should look for in the market.He lacks creativity in the middle and a centre-back like Otamendi. Gattoni is proof“, he stressed.
When will River’s reinforcements sign?
The first to put the hook will be Federico Gattoniwho between the weekend and On Monday he will undergo a medical examination and sign his contracton loan for a year with an option to buy. At the same time, it is expected that he will also sign his contract Franco Carboni, also on loan, in his case from Inter. Thus, both They will be at the beginning of the preseasonlike Felipe Pena Biafore.
For its part, Jeremías Ledesma also hopes to join by the end of next weekand Adam Bareiro will do the same once Paraguay finishes its participation in the Copa América 2024.
