The renewal of the 31-year-old center back with Rojo was verbally agreed.
Everything indicates that Nicolás Freire will renew his contract with Independiente, which expires on December 31. The player arrived at Rojo at the beginning of the year and during the first semester he did not add minutes because he recovered from an injury. Furthermore, he did not receive a salary at that time either.
The details of a possible purchase option still remain to be defined. Although the central duo is Kevin Lomónaco and Sebastián Valdéz, for Gustavo Quinteros it is above the consideration of Franco Paredes. And given a possible sale of Cumbia, Freire could be key in Rojo 2026.
In addition to Freire, there are still 3 players whose contract expires in the coming days. One is the case of Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés, who is free from Santos and that Quinteros himself confirmed his continuity despite not receiving the same message from the leadership.
And, finally, there is Federico Mancuello, who knows from the same coach that he will have few minutes but will nevertheless be taken into account, and the case of Joaquín Blázquez, a goalkeeper who will have to return to Talleres de Córdoba since he will not add minutes in the goal that today belongs to Rodrigo Rey.
