Gabriel Fuentes: new Real Zaragoza player on loan | Colombians Abroad

The fans of Junior de Barranquilla are excited every semester to have a good tournament. Not in vain, some journalists have called the club “the Colombian PSG” for its large investments that only a team with the power of the Char, or the Al-Khelaïfi of Colombia could make. How do they explain leaving a valuable player, Miguel Ángel Borja, and bringing in Carlos Bacca minutes later, who demonstrates his quality and hierarchy when he is on the field of play.

However, the countenance seems to be different. Defended by references such as Didier Moreno in the institution, Juan Cruz Real experiences a headache every date in the BetPlay League 2022-II. Since he arrived, he has not been in tune with the Junior fans and has not yet been able to penetrate the hearts of the fans. His sports project is at risk week after week, but he has been able to straighten his path lately thanks to that victory at the end against Deportes Tolima.

The same happens with one or another player of the institution. Gabriel Fuentes, the 25-year-old samarium has been in the lion’s den in his experience with Junior de Barranquilla. He earns the love of some, and the hatred of many. His talent is not up for discussion, he gives a lot of opportunities down the left flank to any team, but his head is what has taken away a lot of prominence. However, the Barranquilla squad reached an agreement with Real Zaragoza of the SmartBank League, or the Second Division of Spain to lend the left-back until the end of 2023, keeping a purchase option that the Iberians could pay.

With the new system of Juan Cruz Real forming a line of three in defense, Gabriel Fuentes began to lose prominence, and the Argentine strategist even began to put him in unknown positions. He played as an inside player where his work did not weigh and he was once again aware of the subject of rough play and the clash acting in the midfield. Thus, a change of number, the few minutes and a Nilson Castrillón who stole his side, Fuentes began to hear interests from Europe. The Turkish league looked for him, but it all ended with his joining Real Zaragoza of the Second Division of Spain.

191 games, five goals and four seasons since Junior noticed the 21-year-old from Barranquilla Fútbol Club come to a pause. An assignment where at the end of 2023, Gabriel Fuentes could return to Junior de Barranquilla, or be a springboard to continue in Europe. The Spanish press characterized him as a left back with a good start, with character, but with a big problem with the cards. As a shark he accumulates seven expulsions, while, in his sports career, he collects ten red ones.

Gabriel Fuentes will present the medical exams on Wednesday, August 31 in Spain. His future will be subject to knowing if he passes them, otherwise it would be difficult for him to play in Europe, since the market closes at dawn on September 1st. Felipe Sierra, a journalist from Win Sports reported that the purchase option is equivalent to 1.2 million euros for 70% of his rights.

His departure from Junior de Barranquilla lends itself to all kinds of interpretations on the networks. The followers of the Atlantic team have celebrated their departure on Twitter with the following comments: