At the insistence of Gustavo Costas, the Academy leadership continues to carry out efforts in search of a second central marker for a position where the team lost replacement. Beyond the arrival of Germán Conti, in Avellaneda they do not rule out the arrival of a second new face just as the coach wants. In the last hours, to the name of the Uruguayan Emanuel Gularte, a man from Querétaro in Mexico, that of an Argentine was added: Racing made an offer for García Basso, a defender they want as a reinforcement and who belongs to Independiente del Valle.
Until this Monday morning, an important leader of the Ecuadorian club had assured this portal. “We did not receive any proposal nor was there any approach with Racing. Nobody has contacted us. We have nothing”. However, it was learned that the Academy later sent a proposal – at least for now no details were revealed – for the purchase of 100% pass. “There are differences, but it is workable. It will be minute by minute,” they added to RDA from the player’s entourage. Of course, when asked to IDV about whether they are willing to take out a loan in this transfer market, the authority was blunt: “No way: then we wouldn’t have a way to go out and replace the player.”
Racing made an offer for Garcia Basso.
This left-footed center back, 1.80 meters tall, is a stronghold on his team. There he comes from obtaining the Ecuador Super Cup in 2023 and the South American Recopa (they won over Flamengo at the Maracaná). He played 30 games that year, all as a starter, and scored two goals. His level was so outstanding that, last December, he was included in the ideal 11 of the first final for the championship played against Lida de Quito, a team that would end up being crowned in a penalty shootout.
The clubs that García Basso went through, reinforcement that Racing wants
Emerging from the Boca Inferiores (he played only one game in the First Division), Agustín García Basso also had a stint in the Argentine Promotion. He played for Douglas Haig, Sportivo Belgrano, Santamarina, Agropecuario, Estudiantes de Buenos Aires and Quilmes. In a 2022 transfer market he emigrated to Cuenca in Ecuador and later made the leap to Independiente del Valle.
Racing will debut in the League Cup on the weekend of Sunday the 28th of this month and Costas is eager for the addition he is missing at the back after the departure of Gonzalo Piovi, sold to Cruz Azul of Mexico in this transfer market. For that area of the field, with good shooting today the coach only has Leonardo Sigali and Nazareno Colombo. There are also the youth players that he can use there such as Santiago Quirós, Nicolás Kozlovsky, Tobías Rubio or Demian Núñez. The latter is just doing his first preseason with the main squad.
García Basso, in an ideal 11 of the final with Liga de Quito.
In addition to García Basso, the other player in the pipeline in this transfer market is Emanuel Gularte, the Uruguayan right-hander. However, the negotiations are difficult. Racing should put at least $3,500,000 for the player who is on loan from Puebla, also in Mexico. “He is the best player I have,” Mauro Gerk, the coach, told RdA.
The names that fell to the Academy
So far in the transfer market, Racing has dropped several options for the defense: Robert Rojas, Agustín Rogel, Emanuel Mammana, William Tesillo and Mateo Antoni, among others. With the arrival of Conti, the Academy also has Adrián Martínez, Maximiliano Salas, Santiago Solari (forwards), Facundo Cambeses (goalkeeper), Bruno Zuculini and Santiago Sosa (central midfielders) as reinforcements.
Cover photo: @agugbasso
2024-01-16 02:26:15
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