As is known, One of the first situations that Diego Milito, as the new president of Racing, will have to resolve is the continuity of Gustavo Costas. Already on vacation, the coach’s contract expires at the end of the year. As he said before the elections, he would have no problems extending his ties with any candidate. However, at the last press conference he hit the brakes and was more cautious. In this note from Racing we tell you some details about the situation and the real context of what will happen in the coming days with Gustavo Costas.
Costas and Milito must negotiate a new contract in Racing
With the team already on vacation until the first days of January, Costas took a break from Racing and is resting in Uruguay. He is waiting, of course, for his representative to reach an agreement with the new leadership. to sign a contract for all of 2025. At the club, however, they hope that this week he can be in Buenos Aires. On Thursday the Olympia awards and the Academy coach is invited to be honored. On the eve of that gala there could be the first face to face between Milito, Saja and Costas to shape continuity. On Sunday night, as soon as Milito was elected, the brand new Sports Director had his first telephone conversation with the coach. Is it a fact that there will be Gustavo in 2025? Not yet. Is it likely? Yeah.
The possible preseason of the Academy
Having arrived at Racing with a very low contract, Gustavo Costas will now ask to be valued for what he achieved in 2024. It must be remembered that, as soon as he arrived, the coaching staff lost an assistant due to the low salaries they were going to earn in Avellaneda and the coach called the conditions under which he agreed to return to the club crazy. He did it for love, of course. But Now he wants it to be a more professional relationship, justified by winning the Copa Sudamericana. We will have to see how much and under what conditions the new contract for Gustavo Costas is requested. From there, if there is agreement on the number, the operational details will be moved forward. His coaching staff already has the preseason planned, which could be again in Paraguay. The place in Ciudad del Este where we worked in the middle of the year was very popular, but tIt has a problem: the heat in the middle of summer. That’s why there are doubtsbut they have to be resolved immediately.
The assembly of the new Academy staff
In addition to all this, and If Costas continues to lead Racing, the new leadership will advance with the assembly of the 2025 squad. The priority, just as Blanco had it, will be to be able to maintain a squad that has just won the Copa Sudamericana but has few sources of conflict. Roger Martínez is free at the end of the year, Juanfer flirts more and more with River and Maravilla Martínez continues in his bid for a salary increase or a million-dollar sale.