River Plate aims to renew squad in upcoming transfer market to maintain title hopes

River Plate thinks about renewing its squad for the transfer market (Fotobaires)

After the unexpected elimination on penalties against Temperley from the Argentine Cup, now all the guns in River Plate are aimed at retaining the crown in the Professional League and winning the fifth Copa Libertadores in its history.

Although both the technical director Martín Demichelis and the main leaders publicly emphasize that they are satisfied with the squad, which they consider to be one of the best in the region, both parties understand that there is a favorable scenario to try to make a leap in quality in the face of to the next transfer market.

According to what this medium was able to find out, the priorities within this transfer window will be a defender and a forward. However, Núñez does not rule out the arrival of other players who can play in other positions (especially someone who provides unbalance in the midfield).

Germán Pezzella, the priority for River Plate (Julio Muñoz. EFE)

To add to the last line, the idea is to sign someone who, in addition to providing talent, can be a voice of command and quickly become one of the team’s leaders. The dream is to repatriate Germán Pezzella, born in football at River Plate and who won the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

In Núñez they already made a first move to try to get him out of Betis in Spain, where he is a key piece of the team. The amount was considered low by the Sevillians, but a new offer is expected in the coming days. It is worth noting that the defender’s termination clause is around four million euros (before his last renewal it was 50 million).

Adam Bareiro, one of the options for the offensive (Fotobaires)

Regarding the forward, there is still no name for which it began to be delved into beyond some polls or investigations. The option of Luciano Rodríguez is still noted in the folder, who despite having several proposals on the table continues in Liverpool, Uruguay. However, reality indicates that the Millionaire will have several important competitors and that to obtain his services he will have to pay a significant sum of money. Another variant is Flaco López, an old desire of the club. The Paraguayan Adam Bareiro also appears among the options. His exit clause from San Lorenzo is 3.5 million, an acceptable amount for River Plate’s coffers.

Agustín Palavecino has polls from Mexico

In parallel, some exits will also be activated, with the aim of freeing up salary mass and maintaining the number of professional footballers with whom the coach likes to work. With this situation presented, two footballers seem to be at the forefront since they are not a priority for Martín Demichelis and would welcome emigrating in search of continuity: Héctor David Martínez and Agustín Palavecino.

The defender has only played five games so far this year (only two as a starter) and has polls from abroad, such as Paraguay, Colombia and Mexico. The midfielder, although he started out as an important piece in this cycle, as the months went by he lost ground and only played seven games in 2024 (it was only in the game against Excursionistas). One of the main interested parties in its services is Necaxa of Mexico, an entity that is seriously considering making use of the purchase option it has for José Paradela (2 million gross dollars to be paid in three installments for 90 percent of the pass), who is on loan.

Also in Núñez they will be attentive to what may happen with Ezequiel Centurión (he could leave with the intention of being a starter in some institution) or the offers that could come for other players, such as Pablo Solari, who was previously required from Major League Soccer in the United States. It is worth remembering that the Millionaire owns 60 percent of the attacker’s chip.

Augusto Batalla relegated with Granada and must return to River Plate

Manuel Lanzini, who is currently recovering from an injury, has a contract with River Plate until the end of June. However, everything suggests that the former West Ham of England will renew his contract for one year and will continue to wear the red band across his chest.

Another name within this transfer market is that of Augusto Batalla, who will have to return to the club early since Granada was relegated to the Second Division of Spain (if they maintained the category, the team was obliged to buy the goalkeeper’s record). . With Franco Armani as the absolute owner of the goal, it is difficult for the former San Lorenzo to choose to stay, since his desire is to be a starter.

Of the players that Núñez’s entity has a play-off option, the most notable case is that of central midfielder Felipe Peña Biafore. Despite his good presence in Lanús, the Millionaire has an overbooking in that area of ​​the field (Rodrigo Villagra, Matías Kranevitter, Nicolás Fonseca and Rodrigo Aliendro) and, as Leo Ponzio publicly revealed, everything indicates that the Millionaire will not make any movement (unless you receive an offer from abroad to sell it). It is worth noting that Granate has a purchase option of 1.2 million dollars for half of the pass and that he is on a loan with charge until the end of the season.

2024-05-23 06:50:00
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