Giovanni Moreno strips the daisy: return to an old acquaintance, to distant China, to a new adventure?
The recent champion with Atlético Nacional had decided to retire, but the adrenaline of victory gave him back the desire to spend more time on the field. The issue is that he may be one of the most expensive players in the local environment, since his income for this last tournament with the purslane club, which would have been for bonuses and not for a traditional salary, would have exceeded 900 million pesos .
He understands that he will not be able to maintain that level at other clubs and that is why the first step for his return must be a dramatic reduction in his salary expectations. Who signs up between now and the second week of August when the deadline to sign free players ends? What roads are left for Gio Moreno? We review his options:
1. The -improbable- return to Atlético Nacional
FUTBOLRED tried to confirm versions of possible contacts between the player and the purslane club to explore a return, after an at least traumatic departure, in which the player told Los del Sur barristas that he did not receive a salary, that he did not know he was in a company and not in the most winning club in Colombia and that in the end they did not forgive his claims for a better salary to coach Hernán Darío Herrera. The conclusion? There is, for the moment, no sign that a return could be signed after the bitter goodbye.
2. The house where he was born
Envigado opened the doors for him to train, while he decides his future. And on that path he has the right to illusion: “this is his house, we love him, the door is open for him when he wants to come and stay as long as he wants. We would be very happy to have him, Giovanni Moreno is an example as a player and as a person who would help us grow our players, we are waiting for him, he is a great human being, he has sporting potential and with his simplicity, he behaves like any Boy, I offered him the captaincy and let him put all his experience and be happy here”, said coach Alberto Suárez. Conclusion? There is work, but no money.
3. Fishing in a rough river
In the eagerness, which according to what is said in Medellín, the player and his family would have not to leave Antioquia territory again, a live could take advantage: Rionegro Águilas. According to statistician Luis Arturo Henao, the club would take advantage of the fact that the Morenos live in Rionegro and would offer him the option of playing there. It is worth saying that the model of payment in bonuses and not salary that would have been used in Nacional, gives wings to his idea of signing him, taking advantage of his image and his football and thus, everyone is happy. For now it is a version without official confirmation.
4. Back to China?
An unexpected plan, very lucrative but that the family would not close, is the return to Shanghai Shenhua, a club in which he was little more than 9 seasons and that sees him as one of his great idols. According to the Telemedellín Sports panelist, JJ Varela, the club would have offered him to occupy the position of club ambassador, not only because of his membership and experience, but also because a debt receivable from the player could be covered in this way. The issue is distance. The money there, only there, is not a problem.
