The bond that contractually binds River with Lucas Pratto is about to cut: this friday There was an important advance in the negotiations between the agent of the forward and the leaders of Núñez and the termination agreement is imminent. It could even be sealed on Monday, which would allow it to agree on a free basis with one of the clubs that seek it. Among them, Velez and Gymnastics.
As he was able to find out Ole, the footballer decided to resign not only the salaries that he had to collect until June 2022 -deadline of his current contract- but also part of the large debt that River maintains with him (it would date from the end of 2018). In return, the parties are finalizing the details of the method of payment of the remaining balance.
The dialogues between River and Gustavo Goñi, the representative of Pratto, had started in mid-June, when there were only a few days left until the forward’s loan to Feyenoord was officially concluded, club to which he left for six months and on loan in December 2020.
His departure, due to its historical importance (the goal in the Bombonera taking out of the middle and that of the transitory draw in the Madrid final against Boca, among other valuable ones), ends up in a very different framework from the one imagined.
Pratto and Gallardo, a relationship that did not end as expected.
Because the sentimental relationship between the striker and River, the club that paid € 11.5 million three years ago, was already worn out. Not only due to economic delays: after having played injured -according to Pratto’s intimates, at the request of Gallardo- the final of the Recopa Sudamericana 2019, after the rehabilitation of that fissure in the sacrum, his level of participation was in decline.
At the same time, as this diary had anticipated, even the treatment of Gallardo for Lucas, both in recent times shared at River Camp and after his departure for Dutch football: The player was shocked not to have received a call from the Doll after his serious injury in the Netherlands.
Gallardo’s word on Pratto
“Lucas is a great boy who contributed enormously to us, he was fundamental while he was good, but football has this dynamic”, explained the detainee of River a few days ago in reference to the Bear, highlighting in that same interview that Ponzio and Pinola “are preparing to continue being because they know that if they go down they cannot be”. Perhaps an encrypted message to explain why he was no longer looking at Pratto.
Lucas’s future, in Argentina or abroad?
Sergio Rapisarda referred to the possibility of incorporating Pratto.
Lucas Pratto it is already evaluating alternatives for what is coming. While Vélez is very interested in repatriating him -he even asked about him in March, when he was still in Feyenoord- the interest of Gymnastics (President Gabriel Pellegrino contacted him) and also a proposal from abroad.
Also, as he was able to find out OleAlthough Independiente continues to consider it, the talks for his signing have cooled in recent weeks. From Liniers, meanwhile, they accelerate: Sergio Rapisarda declared that “hopefully we can bring it”.
Who decides to hire Pratto he knows that the footballer will still have to go through the final term of his rehabilitation: he has a couple of months ahead of him off the pitch, in addition to a physical set-up.
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