Juanfer Quintero has already let Gustavo Costas and the directors know that his intention is to leave Racing in this transfer market. As he is no longer a priority for the coach, the club took note and responded that they are willing to part with him if a concrete offer appears for him. So far there has not been one, but at any moment one could arrive from the Middle East. But in the meantime, a situation occurred over the weekend that caused unrest within the Racing group, among its leaders and the coaching staff: Juanfer did not go to the Huracán field to accompany the team.
Usually, the players who are not included in the squad go to the stadiums to accompany their teammates from a box and visit them in the locker room. It is a gesture appreciated by the players, as well as absences are taken as acts of lack of commitment to the groups. In this case, it is aggravated because everyone in the club knows that the Colombian lives in Puerto Madero, about 10 minutes from Ducó. Beyond this, the coaching staff has not been fully focused on Racing for some time and that is why Costas never had any qualms about letting him go.
His agent is looking for a new destination for him
Juanfer’s agent is looking for a club for him and could make an offer from Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. Until he arrives, he will remain at the club because he has a contract until December 2025. “I know that Juanfer has offers from Saudi Arabia or Qatar, we will see what is decided during the week,” said Costas at the press conference after the 0-0 with Globo.
Juanfer Quintero did not go to the Huracán stadium after the match against Unión in the previous matchday. And that went down badly behind closed doors, among the leaders and the coaching staff.
Beyond the match against Huracán, what Racing would save on paying Juanfer if he were to leave in this market
If the Colombian emigrates in this market, Racing will avoid paying him the 2,100,000 dollars that are missing from his contract (amount agreed in installments). So far the club has made a disbursement of 1,500,000 between the purchase of his registration and the agreement. This was agreed when the former River player arrived at the Academy in mid-2023. In any case, Blanco and company will seek to receive a figure greater than one and a half million dollars.
Due to a lumbago, confirmed by the coach, Quintero was left out of the list of 23 players called up for the recent match against Huracán. In the previous game he had returned to being a starter after a long time and his level was very poor; he did not come out to play in the second half, replaced by Johan Carbonero. Now recovered, he has been training normally with the squad since Monday. And now we will have to see if Costas takes him to the bench on Friday against Gimnasia or leaves him on the sidelines again.
In a system with three forwards, Juanfer has no place in the team. In addition, for Costas He does not fit into the idea of a dynamic, intense and direct game that the coach wants in terms of offense. The Colombian was never able to establish himself as a starter since Costas arrived at the beginning of this year. Between trips to his country due to his wife’s health problems, muscle problems and low levels, he did not make a difference with his hierarchy as he had done in some games in the second half of 2023. And he never achieved regularity. In 2024 he played 13 times in all competitions. Only one in this second part of the year: it was against the aforementioned game against Unión.
Cover photo: Racing Press.
2024-08-07 03:13:18
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