The Argentine striker from New York City, who was wanted by Gallardo in the last transfer market, stressed his desire to play in the Millionaire. In addition, he threw flowers at Julián Álvarez.
Although his arrival could not be specified in the last transfer market, Valentín Castellanos does not lose the illusion of playing with the River shirt. Figure in the New York City of the MLS, the Argentine striker once again stressed his desire to cross the red band in the near future, referred to his frustrated pass to Núñez and highlighted the great level of Julián Álvarez.
“I was very close to reaching River but it couldn’t happen. Due to a club problem it didn’t happen”, expressed the scorer in Super Miter. And he made it clear: “I still want to go to River. For now I’m fine at this club, but we’ll see what happens in June. River is a big club that can give you a lot of things”.
In addition, Castellanos, who knew how to receive praise from Pep Guardiolathrew flowers at Marcelo Gallardo and assured that “He is the best coach in South America”. On the other hand, he delved into the possibility of taking the place of the Spiderwho will leave for Manchester City in the coming months: “Julián Álvarez very difficult to replace, but I am prepared for that, he is an incredible player.”
Why was the pass from Valentín Castellanos to River not given?
In mid-February, the New York City attacker was the player that the Doll wanted to finish forming the squad that will have the Copa Libertadores as its main objective, but With the passing of days, the negotiation was diluted and the leadership decided to put an end to the search for Castellanos.
After several offers from River to the City Group, trying with loans, purchase percentages, options and installments to pay until reaching the last one, which went from a purchase to paying off a first part at the time of the transfer and the rest in a medium term, but single payment, the Millionaire gave up trying to continue trying to convince the business group that owns the MLS franchisewhich is far from the economic need to sell a player.
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