The central midfielder Matías Kranevitter returns to River Plate, the club where he began his professional career, after passing through the Mexican Rayados de Monterrey, the Argentine club announced on Monday.
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The former Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla player signed a contract until December 2025. River Plate published a message on their social networks with photos of the midfielder together with the president, Jorge Brito, and the vice president, Matías Patanian.
First reinforcement for Demichelis
He is the first reinforcement for River, who is in full preseason under the command of Martín Demichelis, taking over from Marcelo Gallardo on the bench after eight and a half years with the ‘Doll’ at the helm.
According to the local press, River bought one hundred percent of Kranevitter’s economic rights to the Rayados for a value of around 2 million dollars, an approximate number of the contract that the player had to fulfill with the Mexican team, which he joined. in 2020.
return to the origins
Kranevitter, 29, made his professional debut with River Plate in 2012 after playing in the lower ranks during his youth. That year he won the Copa Libertadores under 20.
With Gallardo as coach, he won the Copa Sudamericana in 2014 and was part of the team that won the Recopa Sudamericana and the Libertadores in 2015, the year in which he was signed by Atlético de Madrid.
He then moved to Sevilla FC and finally to Zenit Saint Petersburg before returning to the American continent.
In turn, he was part of the Argentine national team during the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
