Jhohan Romaña became one of the recent targets of River in this transfer market, since Marcelo Gallardo He had the intention of incorporating him as reinforcement in a defense that hopes to get rid of Paulo Díaz and Sebastián Boselli. After several days of negotiation with San Lorenzo and not find a positive way out, From the club they made the decision to abandon the operation and in the end it will not arrive.
Prior to Christmas Eve, Núñez had sent a formal offer to obtain the 50% of the defender in exchange for 2 million dollars, also including Boselli’s loan. However, there was a rejection by the Boedo team, which came from momentarily accommodating themselves at the leadership level after a crisis that made them declare acephaly.
The new leadership of Cyclone It is trying to resolve a difficult financial situation in the institution, so there is a thought of not letting its figures go if it is not for a larger amount that brings them financial relief. That’s why They responded with a counteroffer for 80% of the Colombian’s file, but what the Millionaire offered was convincing and they ended the operation..
Romaña will not play for River in 2026
A few days ago there was a certain optimism behind closed doors in the board of directors headed by Stefano Di Carlo, but The scenario changed with the assumption of Sergio Costantino as president of San Lorenzo. The negotiation cooled down, there was no clear progress and the talks were terminated, despite the fact that Romagna He would have liked to wear the sacred mantle to take a leap.
River waited for Romaña, but in the end he will not arrive at the club.
In an interview with Saint Lawrence the First, Constantine was consulted about the approach of Bigger by the defender and responded: “For Romaña, River offered 50%, we counter-offered for 80% but we rejected the proposal”. They expected that in Núñez they would stretch more to finalize the talks, but there is also an internal thought of not wasting as much money as in the last markets.
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What will Gallardo do now?
When going to look for Romagnaclearly There is a thought by Muñeco to add one more defender to the squad. However, next Friday, January 2, they will travel to San Martín de los Andes to begin the preseason and He must decide if it is time to point his guns at another central defender or if he stays with what he has at his disposal, with Paulo and Boselli.
