With the arrival of Maximiliano Salas already insured, River Keep moving strongly in the passes market. The team led by Marcelo Gallardo It goes for more and would have agreed to spend the arrival of Lucas Cepedaan end that has long seduced the DT and meets all the requirements to reinforce the lead in this new cycle.
The interest in the Chilean attacker is not recent. He had already been on radar in other markets, but now the negotiation advanced firmly. Although the official firm still remains, the link with Colo Colo would be aimed for Cepeda to transform into the Second incorporation of the semester. His fast, explosive and scorer profile fits perfectly with the football idea that Gallardo projects for this new stage.
The agreement between River and Colo Colo
The talks for Cepeda They took impulse in the last hours. The Núñez club made an offer for the 70% of your passfor a figure less than 4 million dollarswhile Colo Colo intended between five and seven for the entire file. Finally, the leaders reached a preliminary understanding and, if there are no surprises, the Chilean end will join in the next few days.
The possibility of his arrival was also facilitated by a key exit. Adam BareiroParaguayan striker, was transferred to Fortalezafrom Brazil, in an operation close to the 3 million dollarswhich released a Foreigner quota on the squad. With this clear route, the arrival of Cepeda is heading to concretize without obstacles.
Cepeda, the profile that Gallardo wanted
Lucas Cepedaof 22 yearsIt comes from standing out in Colo Colo during the last season. In 56 parties converted 13 goals And he provided 6 assistswhich also consolidated it as a usual piece in the Chile selection. His performance, added to his projection, makes him an attractive and functional bet for the new River.
Gallardo visualizes it as that unbalanced end that the team needs so much, especially after a semester where the attack was one of the weakest areas of the millionaire team. With Cepeda and Salasthe DT seeks to return the intensity and the power of fire that characterized him in his best versions.
The new River begins to take shape
With the closed arrival of Salas, the departure of Bareiro and the imminent arrival of Cepeda, River begins to reconfigure its template with views to the second part of the year. Gallardo, back in the bank, does not want to leave anything random and points to recover lost prominence In the last stage.
If the papers are finished, Cepeda will become the Second official reinforcement and could be presented with former Racing in the next few days. The Millionaire accelerates its renewal and the new cycle already begins to write.
