Marcelo gallardo spoke after a long time and besides refer to his continuity as leader of River’s football project, also analyzed each of the names in the pass market. Since Marcos Rojo, who sounded in Núñez but signed in Boca, even other important and old surnames known as Jonatan Maidana and Sebastián Driussi.
DID YOU TALK TO MARCOS ROJO?
· “The ones I spoke with are the ones who are about to arrive. It is a very difficult market that is going uphill, economies do not accompany us and sometimes we are in a circle where we turn around and do not advance. I think we are aligned to resolve “
· “I am talking about those that really interest me, a month ago we have been trying to do an economic and communication engineering. It is not an easy moment and I will be very punctual. Those who are being evaluated were informed and others are being resolved “
Jonatan Maidana
· Maidana, is a player that I appreciate very much and is a symbol of my process, he was left in freedom of action. He has had other offers, I told him if you want to come here I’m not going to close the club’s doors for him and he’s a player who has given me a lot. If he comes here he will compete and will make others compete. I do not assure the ownership to anyone but he wants to finish his career here. Some things need to be resolved to have him training here with us. River fans can be very happy that a symbol is there to compete. I know that he is going to compete if I had not told him ”.
An image that will be seen again shortly: Jonatan Maidana with Marcelo Gallardo (Photo NA: AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
SEBASTIÁN DRIUSSI
· “I’ve been talking to him for a month. He is a player that we would love to have here. We depend on the Russian team to finish defining the situation and, if that happens, we could have it. We cannot confirm it but I have no problem confirming it since I have come to clarify the situation ”.
AGUSTÍN PALAVECINO
· “It is about to arrive, everything is agreed between the clubs (Deportivo Cali and River). Details are lacking, but he is a player I spoke with and we are about to finalize ”.
DAVID MARTÍNEZ
· “We are seeing if we can have him with us again, he intends to come, there is an agreement between the clubs and it will be resolved in these days. He is a young player who went to add minutes again because he had no place here. There are those who clearly position themselves in a good way because they are consolidated in the clubs where they go and we see the chance to repatriate him ”.
ALEX VIGO
· “He is a player that we had been interested in some time ago, he interests us. We have contacted the people of Colón to see a possibility to start a conversation. Today he said he is interested. When you have such a wish, it would be a sin if a viable channel of conversation could not be developed. We are in the beginning of a conversation and it will depend on what the two clubs evaluate to see if they can shape it or not ”.
THE CONTINUITY OF NACHO FERNÁNDEZ, MONTIEL AND ENZO PÉREZ
· “Nacho Fernández has a proposal from Brazil (Atlético Mineiro) that is clearly being evaluated. He has a desire to go out and for us he has been a professional player. If you feel like going out and the parties agree, you will be one of those who will leave the team in the market. I don’t have more details to give, but Nacho wants to go out and it will. If he does come out, we clearly need to bring in a player to replace him. We need a player who is occasionally useful for our game system ”.
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Nacho Fernández is wanted by Atlético Mineiro and Gallardo hinted that he can leave at any moment (@RiverPlate)
· “I want to give a lot of merit and a lot of value to the decision that Gonzalo (Montiel) has made. It is not usually easy and more when there is an environment that has a tendency to seek the benefit of the footballer. A year and a half ago I chatted and we tried not to reach these instances. In some we are guilty and in others not so much. That he has renewed now speaks very highly of him because he has tremendous values. He could have another position and he didn’t. He loves the club and he loves this institution. He took a very loyal stance and I am very happy that it happened like this. I understand that Gonzalo is going to have a market soon because he does not stop growing, his evolution has not reached its ceiling and his position is highly required in other leagues. It is a very closed market ”.
· “I had talks with Enzo Pérez. Talk a bit about our sense of belonging. What I said at the beginning: many years in this club and the demand that the players talk about a lot is real. The demand you have to have to perform at your best all the time requires a lot of effort. Not only physical, but be prepared to compete. Speak well of Enzo that he made the decision to stay. It’s a bit of what I talked about at the beginning of everything we had to review to move forward. Not only one, but also the players. Enzo felt it, evaluated other options but ended up deciding to stay.
THE IMMINENT RETREATS OF PONZIO AND PINOLA
· “They are two footballers who are examples in our institution of professionals and who come with the same desire to train as they did years ago. Beyond age, what interests me is their current situation, their current situation and how they train and prepare. So far they have been examples in that sense. This does not mean that they are closer to retirement than to continue playing. Today I do not evaluate that because they are on campus. I see that they are competitive and I will continue to have them. In June we will solve, talk and know what they are for. They will see if they are there to compete or if they take the place of a young player who is in a position to continue developing or strengthening himself ”.
THE LOSS OF MORRO GARCÍA
· “I shared a team with El Morro. I was his teammate when I went to play at Nacional, he was a 20-year-old player with many conditions and full of good energy. I did not have the possibility to continue generating a bond but I did have a good relationship, good chemistry. We remembered that year well every time we saw each other. I can’t get out of the shock, sadness and pain that the news caused me. It is very strong. We can all now talk about what depression is. That it is not only in football, it is everywhere. When things like this happen, the alertness that is generated in everyone’s head is very great. I take this opportunity to offer my condolences to all his family and to him that he may rest in peace ”.
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