Freire is now a new player for the King of Cups.. For several years, Independiente has not had a clear objective for the next transfer market: to put together a competitive squad that is up to one of the great objectives of the year; the Copa Sudamericana.
That is not all because the leadership of the Avellaneda club knows better than anyone that the Reds also need to add in quantity, since after a long time they will be in charge of three competitions at the same time – Professional League, Argentine Cup and international competition – and that is not for everyone.
After signing Luciano Cabral as the first reinforcement, Julio Vaccari’s main request revolves around reinforcing the central defense that has Kevin Lomónaco. In that sense, Nicolás Freire, the 30-year-old Argentine soccer player who was Lionel Messi’s teammate at Inter Miami but whose pass belongs to UNAM Pumas of Mexico (he was to return to the Mexican team) reached an agreement and became the second new face of the Rojo.
The central defender terminated his link with the university squad and will sign on loan until December 2025 with the Diablos Rojos, who will have a purchase option of 1.2 million dollars for 80% of his contract. The player who had stints with Argentinos Juniors, Montevideo City Torque, PEC Zwolle of the Netherlands, Palmeiras, Liga de Quito, among others, is coming off a torn cruciate ligament that prevented him from playing for Las Garzas since May.
“Nicolás Freire is now a new player for the King of Cups. He comes from Pumas 
-with his last stint at Inter Miami- and arrives for one year, with an option to buy at the end of the contract. Independiente starts paying his salary from July. Have a great 2025, Nico!”, they expressed from the institution.
Martínez Quarta said goodbye to Fiorentina in tears and River is waiting for him
River is on the verge of finalizing the return of Lucas Martínez Quarta. While the last details are being ironed out in the negotiation with Fiorentina, the defender had an emotional farewell to the Viola in a training session open to the public where Nicolás Valentini made his first appearance.
The Firenze squad started 2025 with a practice at the Artemio Franchi stadium in which its fans were able to say present and did not hesitate to pay tribute to Chino, who could not contain the emotion in his eyes at the ovation from the fans while his teammates applauded him for his time at the institution for almost five years.
Chino, according to the words of the Viola’s sporting director – Alessandro Ferrari – asked the leaders for an exit in this transfer market to gain more experience, despite being a starter – and even captain – during his time at Firenze. And that’s where River appeared, the club that trained him in its Lower Divisions. His desire to return to Argentina and get on the radar of the National Team, to which he was not called up since the last Copa América, found in Núñez a perfect destination, with an experienced coach like Marcelo Gallardo, who already had him under his wing between 2016 and 2020.
Valentín Gómez, close to leaving for Cruzeiro
Vélez, who is working to rebuild itself with Sebastián Domínguez as coach after losing Gustavo Quinteros and Claudio Aquino, could be left without its captain: Valentín Gómez is very close to leaving for Cruzeiro in Brazil. The young defender – who in recent months was very close to signing with River and also on Boca’s radar – would have his future in the team from Belo Horizonte, finalist of the Copa Sudamericana (they lost in the final with Racing) and who recently signed Gabigol as a star reinforcement for 2025.
The negotiations between Cruzeiro and Vélez are very advanced: the operation would be done for an amount close to 10 million dollars, the figure of the termination clause (although it would be paid in installments).
In this way, beyond the fact that the 21-year-old footballer himself – figure and captain of Fortín throughout the season – had expressed his desire to make the jump to Europe, now his future would be defined in Brazilian football.
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