Gattoni returns from Europe and San Lorenzo expects him to comply with the renewal of his contract

The case of Federico Gattoni divided the waters in San Lorenzo. For a while there have been several opinions within the Boedo club about the situation of the 23-year-old defender who continues without renewing his contract that expires in the middle of this year and who, to top it off, is in Europe without managerial authorization, finishing the process of his citizenship . Sevilla finally gave up for him for this pass market, which in the Old continent closed this Tuesday, and now the captain of the team led by Ruben Darío Insua will tour the country. The DT has already publicly warned that if he fulfills the commitment to sign his new link, he will play. But some managers think in turn that some punishment should be applied for traveling without consent.

The focus will now be on what Federico Gattoni will do. The footballer trained at the Barça institution flirted with Spanish football this summerbut in the end that jump will not be given at least in this window of the book. It is that Sevilla’s offer of 1.2 million euros gross was rejected by San Lorenzo for considering it low. And Jorge Sampaoli’s team did not insist again, although on the other side of the Atlantic there is talk that in the middle of the year they would return to the charge for him.

The concrete thing is that this Thursday the central defender will be stepping on Argentine soil again. And in Boedo they are waiting for him with the contract on the table so that he can stamp his autograph once and for all and close a negotiation that started in May of last year.

“If you sign, play; if not, no”, they repeat in the Cyclone. For his part, the Galician Insua was clear: “I’m not mad yet. If he signs this week, he will be doing his part. I’m counting on him, on Saturday he was captain. If he signs, he plays, otherwise, no.”expressed the DT on ESPN.

In San Lorenzo they know that they cannot lose the player since he is a capital of the club and for this reason they will hang him only if he refuses to sign the renewal to go free after June. What they do evaluate in the blue and red leadership is the possibility of applying some disciplinary sanction for having left without authorization.

This is the team captain, who should set an example with his behavior. And ignoring this episode could set a dangerous precedent for the future that any disobedience will have no consequence.

Those led by Insua will visit Lanús on Saturday night. And it would seem difficult for Gattoni to be present. Although he arrives and signs, as everyone claims, he will have missed almost all the training sessions of the week and his place could be taken by Carlos Sánchez, who would make his debut in the Barça defense.

Meanwhile, in the arc Facundo Altamirano will continue to tackle since Augusto Batalla is still recovering from a right adductor strain. And it will be necessary to see if the technician decides the inclusion of Agustín Marteganianother of those who could have emigrated in this book but who will stay since an offer from Racing was rejected as insufficient.

Martegani entered the second half for Nahuel Barrios last Saturday against Arsenal and gave clarity to the midfield. He was key with a good filtered pass in the 1-0 play and now he could have earned a place among the starters.

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