River attacked in the market!: Bareiro, Gattoni and Carboni inside, survey of De la Vega and more :: Olé

Great goal. The people celebrate it, the managers celebrate it in the Monumental offices and also Martin Demichelis from his home on the Costa del Sol: Adam Bareiro is going to play for River. A transfer that was finalized within the context of a voracious Wednesday in which the leadership tied up Federico Gattonialready with Franco Carboni and Felipe Pena Biafore assured to start the preseason.

Although the operation will become official when the Paraguayan forward closes his participation in the Copa América, from the operational point of view there is already white (and red) smoke. The agreement was closed for approximately US$4.5 million -US$600 thousand more than the value of the clause: US$3.5 million plus taxes- and it will be split: River will pay a fee of US$2.5 million at the time of signingwhile the other US$ 2 million are to be paid for objectives.

In Núñez they can consider the deal for Bareiro like a great goal by elaboration: it was not easy to reach an understanding, to the point that the pass came to be put on standby.

By case, Four clubs participated in the negotiations -River, San Lorenzo, Necaxa and Banfield- and four other footballers (Bareiro, Milton Giménez, José Paradela and Agustín Palavecino). Even the inclusion of percentages of tokens and capital gains, negotiation tools that would later be rejected, was seriously considered.

Although all that is now history. Bareiro will fulfill his wish to play for River. That desire that he had revealed to Demichelis in the conversation that player and coach had by telephone a few days ago. A desire anchored in sporting challenges – not only fighting the current Libertadores: also the 2025 Club World Cup dispute – and that, it is clear, It was reciprocal..

Because for MD it was a priority to have the Prince, a battering ram who will not only provide hierarchy but also internal competitiveness. And in a position in which there was no variety, since Miguel Ángel Borja’s enormous semester mitigated the absence of another high-end natural center forward.

From his Iberian rest, Demichelis called an unblocked need in a market that is beginning to take the desired tone. Because the signing of Bareiro is joined by the agreement for the transfer of Franco Carbonia 21-year-old left-back who arrives from Inter and who played last season at Ternana Calcio, with whom he was relegated to Serie C. And expectations remain for other priorities.

One case is that of Jeremías Ledesma, the goalkeeper that River has targeted to star in the transition that is projected for the largest goal in the world – and which is currently the exclusive property of Franco Armani. From the club There is confidence that his signing will end up being finalized in a figure close to € 5M of its termination, although it is not ruled out that the negotiations will extend during the preseason period, especially due to Cádiz’s reluctance to negotiate.

Although Demichelis is not only left with the extremes: the leadership of River He also conducted a survey Pedro de la Vega. A creative who He had been offered in January and that at 23 years old he is not having the expected consistency at the Seattle Sounders.

A self-confessed fan of the club that he represented for a year in Infantiles, beyond the interest, it is difficult for Americans to want to part with a player whom they consider a bet and for whom less than six months ago they paid US$ 7.5 million for 80% of your token. Especially with four more months of Regular Season competition ahead.

With the same appetite, meanwhile, the leadership also activated the option of Federico Gattoni to reinforce the last line (see separate) just when two other administrations remained in a cold lethargy: while the club still did not decide to activate the €5M clause to repatriate Germán Pezzellathe differences with Vélez tied to the exchange rate of the operation by Valentin Gomez They complicated the arrival of the 21-year-old defender, who also intends to continue his career abroad.

But River insists. And he goes on the attack.

If River were already contemplating strengthening the defense, Paulo Díaz’s phrase about his desire to play in Europe, added to the interest of Al Qadsiah of Arabia, only increased the intensity of the search. Then, with Germán Pezzella on standby and the negotiation for Valentín Gómez falling, from Núñez they aimed towards Seville and managed to get Federico Gattoni to close his arrival in a few hours.

The former San Lorenzo played last season for Anderlecht in Belgium, although his transfer corresponds to the Andalusian club, which bought the player from Ciclón in January 2023 for around US$1.5M. Once his loan with the team that finished second in the last Pro League ended and without a place in the Spanish club due to the decision of the coach, Francisco García Pimienta, River activated negotiations at full speed and reached an initial agreement for a one-year loan, with a purchase option of US$3M.

Eager to wear River’s uniform even though he contemplated returning to Boedo, the main objective of the 25-year-old centre-back is to regain his best level (he was captain in CASLA during the Insua era) and to have filming after a season in the who barely accumulated 10 games (in five he started) with a total of 539′ on the field, added to the fact that in his first European experience he played only five games in Seville (157′) and scored a goal against Atlético Astorga in the second round of the King’s Cup.

In Núñez they take it for granted: Gattoni is locked up.