Atlanta United comes for Santiago Sosa | Football24 News English

He has already studied in the United States. It was during the winter preseason of 2019: he loaded the books in his suitcase so as not to miss the rhythm of reading the accounting manuals. If in home office times Santiago Sosa You will take advantage of this potential work trip to follow your career as a Chartered Accountant remotely, or if you will dedicate yourself exclusively to soccer, it will depend on him. But you will have to rush your decision since MLS Atlanta United accelerates to sign himNegotiations with River are well advanced and the player will sign a contract for five seasons.

The sale of Sosa would be closed in exchange for 6,000,000 clean dollars for River that, in addition, he would keep a percentage of a future transfer, which in the future will allow him to round up an even larger business. The contacts will continue to resolve the pending details, although the faces of those who intervene in the talks are optimistic: between the executives of Atlanta United and Núñez there was a good relationship dating from the signing of Gonzalo Martínez, sealed at the end of 2018. The trip to the state of Georgia is scheduled for the first days of next week.

Sosa is one of the talents that River enhanced in the second half of 2020.

River would remain, when selling to bland, immersed in a favorable economic situation, since an income in US bills will allow the Treasury to balance its numbers after having suffered the collateral damage caused by the pandemic. Although, at the same time, the club must assess the risks of continuing to dismember the squad -In addition, the exodus of Nacho Fernández to Mineiro is latent- and if in that case a fourth market without incorporations will be able to withstand. And, in this context, how Gallardo will react if he loses the natural creative midfielder and the footballer he prepared as a relief.

Of course the Doll will feel the drop, even when the youth was not a fixture among the headlines. This Santiago is not the same one who, being part of Fernando Batista’s Under 20 National Team, was close to being hired by English Everton in exchange for € 15,000,000 In mid-2019, a frustrated transfer due to issues related to the work permits required by the Premier League. Grew up, bland. Mature. And thanks to his intelligence and his receptive capacity, he had managed to adapt to different positions in the second half of 2020 (he played indoor and also central), a period for which he prepared during the ASPO, enhancing his physical valences in pursuit of winning a place in the team.

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Although a bland it will cost you to leave RiverSince it was his soccer nursery, the seriousness involved in being directed by Heinze seduces him: he understands that the opportunity to play under the tutelage of Gringo will represent a leap in quality for his career, understanding that he still has a National Team projection. There would even have been a first contact between the former coach of Vélez and Argentinos and the player, which would have further nurtured his desire.

bland will reach a Major League Soccer appetizing at the salary level and that has been hierarchical over the seasons with the hiring of footballers with projection, even becoming a showcase for European clubs. A witness case was that of Paraguayan Miguel Almirón, who in January 2019 was sold for £ 20,000,000 to Newcastle after being featured in the MLS champion team under the technical direction of Gerardo Martino. Something similar happened with Alphonso Davies, transferred from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to Bayern Münich for 10 million euros.

With the wheel of 21 years, Heinze may start building the new Atlanta United with the tranquility of having signed a footballer of the characteristics that he had requested from Carlos Bocanegra, the Sports Director of the Yankee club. After unsuccessful efforts to hire Pol Fernández (It was offered, but he chose to continue in Mexico) and the lengthy talks that were established by Agustin Almendra (Boca), Sosa will be the number 5 that the Gringo was looking for to relieve Eric Remedi, who is not in his plans for the next season and has already been tested by Independiente and San Lorenzo. Santiago will have competition for the position in the United States. Franco Ibarra, from Argentinos, also close to closing his transfer to Atlanta: he is processing his visa, a step that Santiago should not take since, in addition to having a community passport, his last permit to enter the United States is still valid (he took it out in 2016 ). And he will be a partner of Ezequiel Barco, Franco Escobar, Fernando Meza and Marcelino Moreno.

Sosa’s hiring could become effective and register within just one week: On February 10, the registry of the current international transfer window for the United States will reopen. and only then the player’s contract can be presented to the MLS. Although the footballer would already have a plane ticket reserved for the first days of next week. It will be, if everything runs its course, an unfailing good-bye, Santi.

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