The Argentine goalkeeper of Cadiz, Jeremias ‘Conan’ Ledesma He became the brand new signing for the goal of River Platewhich will now add a luxury competition for the historic 37-year-old goalkeeper Franco Armani.
According to sources from the Andalusian club who confirmed to EFE, the 31-year-old goalkeeper would join the ‘millionaire’ team for an amount close to five million euros after rejecting offers from first division teams and other European leagues.
The natural of Parchmentprovince of Buenos Aires, saw with excitement its return to Argentine football at the hands of one of the most important teams in South American football that currently leads national football and is still alive in the Libertadores Cup.
In addition, the painting directed by Martin Demichelis will compete in the new format of the so-called Club World Cup 2025 which will bring together the best teams for a tournament that will take place in the United States.
Ledesma emerged from the lower categories of Rosario Central but although he would not debut with the ‘Canalla’ until he was under the orders of the Uruguayan Paolo Montero, who would give him the opportunity in the Argentine Cup against Cañuelas.
His performance with the Rosario team increased until he became one of the stars of the team. Edgardo Bauza who in 2018 became champion of the cup tournament.
The footballer was the captain of his team and was chosen as the best player of that edition of the Argentine Cup. Of the six phases that he passed Central, Four of them were via penalties where the goalkeeper stopped at least one shot in each of them.
In 2020 ‘Conan’ would arrive on loan to Cadiz, who months later would decide to pay 1.5 million euros to sign him after certifying his permanence in the first division with the goalkeeper as one of his greatest standard-bearers.
With the ‘yellows’ he would become one of the best goalkeepers in Spanish football, being a key piece in some of the team’s exploits such as their 0-1 victory against Barcelona in 2022.
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Ledesma He renewed his contract with Cádiz last summer until 2026, with the condition that if the club was relegated to the second division the clause would drop from fifteen million to the sum described, a fact that was confirmed after Cádiz’s relegation.
The transfer to the club from the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez will also mean income for Rosario Centralwho will receive a percentage of the transfer. The goalkeeper’s participation with the national team is currently limited to a call-up in October 2020 by Scalonialthough he was part of the Argentine team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
