The operation for the arrival of striker Valentín Castellanos, from New York City to River Plate, is about to fall due to the high sum requested by the City Group to transfer him in the current transfer market, as it came to light today.
In that context, A River Plate source very close to the negotiations confessed to Télam that the arrival of the man from Mendoza “was never close and is still far from materializing despite the conversations and offers, because the figures are too high for the club’s economy.”
According to the information, the figures that were evaluated in the negotiation were 5 million dollars, 50% of the pass of the 23-year-old striker and the other half should be settled in two years, although the MLS franchise maintains its initial position of selling it. in exchange for 12 million dollars.
Castellanos, who on Tuesday night scored two goals for his team in the match corresponding to the Concacaf Champions League against Santos Guápiles, has already raised with the MLS leadership his decision to play in River nowand taking into account that within six months his contract will end.
The player was named by Marcelo Gallardo at last week’s press conference as one of the alternatives to reinforce the squad due to the departure of Colombian Jorge Carrascal, who will continue his career at CSK in Russia.
Nevertheless, Gallardo assured that they handled other possibilities if the Castellanos thing was not done and the name of the Cordovan Nahuel Bustos emerged, emerged from Talleres and currently a substitute in Girona, of the second division of Spain.
Gallardo’s intention, either with Castellanos or Bustos, is to prepare a striker during the semester to replace Julián Álvarez, who was sold to English Manchester City but will continue in River at least until the middle of the year.
