A defender who He expressed several times his desire to return to Rosario Central He has just gone to relegation with Fortaleza of Brazil, a team with which, in addition, his loan ends on December 31. This is Gastón Ávilathe defender who debuted in the first division in Boca and had a later step for Canalla.
The fall of Martín Palermo’s team on the last date of the Brasileirao confirmed an adverse year collectively for Ávila. The defender played 34 games during the season, which ended with the loss of his club’s category.
At the Argentine national team level, Ávila was champion of the L’Alcúdia under-20 tournament in 2018 and was even called up by Lionel Scaloni to the senior team in 2021, although without minutes. Today, at 24 years old, his career is once again at a turning point. Fortaleza will have to manage a new loan if it wants to retain him in Serie B.
However, the statements he made on his Instagram profile reflect a farewell to that Brazilian club. “It is a very hard moment for everyone, but I am left with the beautiful moments experienced and calm because we fought standing until the end. For all the people of the lion, thank you for the affection. And I want you to know that a little piece of my heart will remain there forever.”wrote the player.
Ávila has a contract with Ajax of the Netherlands until 2028. Any team that wishes to hire him, in addition to arranging the player’s contract, should agree with the owner of his pass on a loan or other operation to retain his services.
It will be the task of coach Ariel Holan to evaluate whether it is convenient for Central to repatriate the central defender for 2026, a season that will have him competing in the Copa Libertadores, the local championships and the Argentine Cup. Among the contracts that end, that of defender Carlos Quintana appearswho ended the year injured. In turn, it is expected the recovery of the youth Juan Giménez, another defender who suffered a serious injury.
Return to Rosario
At the beginning of June of this year, Ávila spoke exclusively with Radio 2 and referred to a possible return to Central, a club of which he is a fan and for which he already played on loan in 2021.
“That Di María is there seduces you more, but I would return to Central with or without Di María, it is my home”he declared.
. Ávila with the Central shirt during the 2021 season.
The Rosario defender made it clear that his return would not be motivated by economic reasons. “If I go to Central it would be emotionally and not economically. Central is everything to me, my wife tells me I’m sick,” he said, laughing.
Gastón also spoke about his brother, Ezequiel “Chimy” Ávila, current striker for Spanish Osasuna. “My dream is to play with my brother at Central,” he confessed, fueling the fans’ hope of seeing them together in the Auriazul shirt.
