A few hours before the transfer book closes this coming Friday,
the market was unlocked for River
.
Martín Demichelis
will have two more reinforcements.
Agustín Sant'Anna
and
Rodrigo Villagra
will be players of the Núñez club, which will invest, between them, close to
13 million dollars
.
In this way, the squad is reinforced in two necessary positions.
The thing is that, among so many casualties, River was missing a
right back
and a
central midfielder
.
Although he will once again have
Sebastián Boselli
, since Uruguay was left out of the Pre-Olympic,
Santiago Simón
's injury (he fractured his right hand) forced him to look for an alternative, since, if not, only Andrés Herrera would remain.
Agustín Sant'Anna, in action in Defense and Justice.
Photo: JUAN MABROMATA / AFP
Then, River accelerated for Sant'Anna, a Uruguayan defender from Defensa y Justicia.
And although the negotiation had been blocked, because the leadership of Florencio Varela's club did not want to transfer him, the pressure from the player was key, who asked to be sold and even
refused to play for his team on the weekend against Godoy Cruz
.
And this Wednesday, against
Platense
, he didn't even go to the substitute bench.
This situation, in fact, was the main topic that the DT of Defense and Justice, Julio Vaccari, addressed in the press conference after the win against Platense:
"The boy felt confused, in a complex situation and beyond this specific case, in my point of view, the people who manage the footballers do not advise them in the appropriate way
. "
"IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE CALLS YOU 35 TIMES BY RIVER" 🗣️
Julio Vaccari, Defense and Justice coach, referred to the departure of Agustín Sant'Anna.
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"Until an operation is carried out, a player depends on where he is. It is difficult if he calls you 35 times saying that you are going to go to River. But I always say the same thing to the boys, they have only one way of expressing themselves and "It's on the field. The boy told me that he was in a situation where he couldn't play. I can't expose him to a situation he doesn't want to be in
," he concluded.
For the 26-year-old leading scorer, who underwent a medical examination this Thursday, River will pay close to 3 million dollars to retain the footballer's federative rights.
With you, River's new reinforcement: this is how Agustín Sant'Anna arrived at the clinic, to undergo a medical check-up before signing with the Millionaire.
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The Núñez institution will also buy 100 percent of the pass of
Rodrigo Villagra
, for whom it would pay Talleres 10 million dollars.
Andrés Fassi himself, president of the T, was willing to give the green light.
He stayed in Buenos Aires and held a meeting with Jorge Brito and Matías Patanian to seal a negotiation that had already been agreed verbally.
Although it was delayed because Talleres had agreed with Rosario Central for a 20% capital gain for a sale of more than 2 million dollars.
Rodrigo Villagra, in Workshops.
Photo: DIEGO LIMA / AFP
“There are two options for Villagra, one is Denmark (from FC Midtjylland) and the other is River.
The player is predisposed to go to River, which is not a minor issue.
We have to try to generate the best in everyone so that it can finally happen.
We are hours away from making a decision: either he goes to River, or to Denmark,” Fassi had confirmed.
But all roads led to River.
The thing is that Villagra, 22, did his thing and pushed for that to happen, given that he is a fan of the red band.
And so he will fulfill his dream.
In addition, another Villagra will play for Núñez's club, just as happened with his brother Cristian, nicknamed “Kity.”
So, River adds two reinforcements, which are added to Nicolás Fonseca, the Uruguayan who arrived at the beginning of the year and who has already made his debut.
But he wouldn't end there.
Now, against the clock, they are going for a striker.