River seeks to turn the page after a very negative season. With Marcelo Gallardo In charge, he is already planning next year with the focus on a profound restructuring of the squad.
Under this panorama, the transfer market River There is no respite and Gallardo already has his next priority target. This is a player who wants to shield the defense. Stefano Di Carlo has already taken note of this express request from the coach and is looking to hire a senior central defender.
The defender that Gallardo wants in River
The name at the top of the wish list is Kevin Lomonacocurrent figure of Independent. According to reports, Gallardo is looking for alternatives to the possible departures of Paulo Díaz and Sebastián Boselli. Added to this is the fact that Lucas Martínez Quarta’s current performance is not up to par with what the River coach intends.
Lomónaco, who has played 64 games and scored two goals in his career, became one of the pieces that the “Rojo” coach, Gustavo Quinteros, does not want to lose under any circumstances.
However, the operation will not be simple or economical for the coffers of River. In just a few weeks, the defender’s market value skyrocketed from 6 to 10 million euros, and his contract with the Avellaneda club, valid until December 2028, includes a termination clause of 20 million dollars. Added to this high cost is the fierce international competition, since Real Oviedo (promoted by Grupo Pachuca), Zenit de San Petersburgo and Rayados de Monterrey also have the defender on their radar.
This defensive movement is part of the ambitious restructuring that already includes the arrivals of Aníbal Moreno and Fausto Vera, in addition to the return of Tomás Galván. While the squad prepares for the strong part of the preseason, River must decide whether to accelerate through Lomónaco before the foreign market finally manages to seduce the center back.
