The transfer market began to move strongly in River and not only in terms of reinforcements. With the need to rebuild the squad after a very weak season, Marcelo Gallardo and the leadership know that there will also be important decisions regarding departures, especially for young footballers who need continuity.
In this context, in Núñez they received a specific call from another Argentine soccer club for a midfielder who emerged from the youth teams, whose name reappears on the scene a few days before the start of the preseason.
Tigre advanced for Tiago Serrago and waits for a response
The club that took the first step was Tigrewhich seeks to reinforce its squad with Tiago Serrago. The steering wheel comes from acting on loan in Aldosiviwhere he had a performance that grew as the games went by and ended up being part of the team that managed to stay in the category.
During 2025Serrago disputed 27 meetingscon two goals and one assistnumbers that sparked the interest of several teams. However, the Matador from Victoria was the only one who made formal efforts to add him back to the loan.
Gallardo’s position before making a decision
With the return of the squad getting closer and closer, the idea of Gallardo It is observing the footballer in the first days of work and only then defining his future. Behind closed doors, no alternative is ruled out, although everything indicates that River I would welcome a new assignment so that he can continue adding filming.
The coaching staff’s priority is for the midfielder to continue developing, whether in Tigre or another institution that guarantees minutes of competition.
The list of players who must return to River in 2026
Serrago is not the only name in this situation. In total, they are 13 footballers who must return to the club after finishing their loans: Tiago Serrago, Tobías Leiva, Ezequiel Centurión, Tomás Galván, Elián Giménez, Daniel Zabala, Tomás Nasif, Franco Alfonso, Gonzalo Trindade, Tomás Castro Ponce, Oswaldo Valencia, Alex González and David Martínez.
With a squad that will be almost completely reconfigured, the next few weeks will be decisive in defining who remains under the orbit of the Doll and who will leave again to continue looking for their place.
