Soccer and a beaten market: a single purchase and with free players as stars

Daniel Avellaneda

08/03/2020 - 20:44

• Clarín.com
• sports

Argentine soccer is on a pause that seems eternal. And the coronavirus not only stopped the ball industry; Also, market conditions changed. Clubs pay less. The witness case is Carlos Tevez, who went from being the best paid player in the First Division to closing a deal for 25% of what he charged until June 30. Argentinos Juniors, meanwhile, implemented the form of productivity contracts : a base salary that will be nurtured according to a series of individual objectives. Two samples that reach to establish the next scenario in a field that has always had to speak: the purchase and sale of footballers.

A month after the opening of the passbook, the pig is so empty that the clubs manage how they can to make additions. The vedettes are the free players, the little that is bought is done in percentages and comfortable installments and the loans are tried to obtain without charge. A situation that may be logical from the moment: hardly River, Boca, Racing, Defense and Justice –and Tigre of the First National- have a schedule on the horizon because they play the Copa Libertadores. The rest do not know when they will be able to play, since the domestic championship is all uncertainty.

The analysis arises from numbers that do not offer double readings: of the 30 footballers who changed jerseys since July 1, when the transfer window opened, 25 arrived with the chip in their possession , exactly 83.33%. Eleven of them come from Ascent (36.6%).

Only one team invested in buying a player : Vélez paid Racing $ 1,600,000 for 40% of Ricardo Centurión's pass and assumed an obligation for 10% valued at $ 400,000. In addition, he incorporated Cristian Tarragona, free of Board of Trustees. San Lorenzo, which has no international commitments, was the only major to be reinforced : it led strikers Jonathan Herrera (on loan at no charge from Deportivo Riestra with an option of $ 800,000 for 50%) and Franco Di Santo (free by Atlético Mineiro).

🤝 Cristian Tarragona reached an agreement with the Club and joins # Vélez from next season. Get a loan without charge and without purchase option. Once the medical review has been completed, the forward will sign his contract with the institution until December 2021. pic.twitter.com/HQ1SRNC9vz

Hurricane, on the other hand, spent money on the assignments of Adrián Arregui (flyer, $ 100,000 to the DIM of Colombia, with the option of $ 700,000 in June 2021 and one million in December of that year) and Raúl Lozano (right-wing, 50 thousand to Quilmes, with 60% option in June for 450 thousand or in December of the next year for 550 thousand).

Curiously, a third of those 30 players were incorporated by Central Córdoba . Santiago del Estero's credit scrapped his squad in June, when he released 20 soccer players. Now, it was reinforced with 9 free players: José Luis Fernández, Ariel Rojas and Alejandro Sánchez (all from Atlético Tucumán), Pablo Palacios Alvarenga (San Martín de San Juan), Franco Sbuttoni (Arsenal), Leandro Vella (Godoy Cruz), Juan Vieyra (Huracán), Iván Ramírez (Gimnasia de Mendoza) and Claudio Riaño (Rosario Central). In addition, he incorporated Santiago Rosales (Racing) on ​​loan without charge or option.

"Playing in this category can be deadly for the economy of provincial clubs. When they asked me how we were going to form the team, I thought of many clubs in the interior that played First and then went down, "said José Alfano, president of the Santiago club who in the future works to put together a team with soccer players from the region.

Aldosivi, Godoy Cruz and Patronato bet on players who come from other categories. The people of Mar del Plata incorporated Lautaro Rinaldi (Temperley), Matías Villarreal (Students from Buenos Aires) and Franco Perinciolo (Sacachispas); the Mendoza people, Renzo Tesuri (Ferro) and Gastón Goñi (Students from Buenos Aires); the entrerrianos, Lucas Kruspzky (Ramón Santamarina), Mauro González (Temperley) and Jorge Ortiz (Tigre). All in free condition.

#AAAJ 📝 Daniel Saggiomo is a new player at our Institution. Sign contract until 12-31-2023, under the new productivity model. Welcome to #ElSemilleroDelMundo, Daniel! pic.twitter.com/cEeEoPh2AZ

Argentinos closed Gabriel Avalos, Paraguayan free scorer of the Board of Trustees, and a chip was played by Daniel Saggiomo, Venezuelan midfielder who came from Lorca from Spain to join the Reserve - this Monday he tested positive for coronavirus, so for now he will stay in Spain -. A curious event was the renewal of Santiago Silva, who, about to turn 40, signed until ... December. How many games can the Tank play until the end of 2020?

Until now, without a doubt, the only one that broke the mold of the market was Newell's with a resonant reinforcement due to the weight of its name: Ignacio Scocco. He left River, despite the attempts that Marcelo Gallardo made to retain him, by a personal decision and did not renew his contract. He also incorporated Mauro Guanini, free of Gymnastics.

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📸 Four photos of the life of the two-time leper champion in #Newells, described by himself.

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Lanús has already warned that it will be supported in the lower ones. "We are going to give rolling to the kids," said its president, Nicolás Russo. He only reinforced the goal with Lucas Acosta, free of Belgrano. Students was forceful through its leader, Juan Sebastián Verón: " We do not know whether to incorporate or not , I am surprised at how some clubs hire players in this situation."

In this sense, Arsenal, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Boca, Colón, Defense and Justice, Gymnastics, Independiente, Racing, River, Central, Talleres and Unión did not add new players either . They all made soundings, but they did not go in depth. The majority decided to fix the continuity of some footballers who were already on the campus and whose contracts ended on the last day of June with a significant salary reduction. They continue to negotiate with others.

The soccer situation does not escape the crisis in Argentina. Far from the golden times, the market makes little noise in times of a pandemic.

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