The story of Rodrigo Villagra and Foster Gillett, which kept River Plate in suspense for several weeks, will not be free for the American businessman who was planning to revolutionize Estudiantes de La Plata.
In the last few hours, the Núñez club filed a criminal complaint against him, along with Guillermo Tofoni—the CEO of the company World Eleven that brought him into Argentine soccer—and Juan Manuel Cobián—his advisor in the negotiations—for causing “serious damage to the institution’s assets.”
From the offices of the Monumental Stadium, they believe that “the agreed-upon rights were disrupted” in the maneuver generated by the American’s economic group.
El Millonario and Gillett had reached an agreement to carry out the sale of the midfielder from Rosario Central. Sources involved in the transaction reported that the transaction would be made for approximately $12 million, a figure that would allow River Plate to recover the investment they had disbursed a year earlier, when they bought him from Talleres.
Aware that there was a handshake between the parties, the player stopped training with the squad while awaiting the transfer, which dragged on day after day. Weeks passed, and the money still didn’t make any impact on the accounts.
Meanwhile, Pincha and Vélez also commented that River Plate had never sent them the money for the transfers of Valentín Gómez and Facundo Farías. Gillett explained that “they were bureaucratic issues” related to the entry of dollars and other matters. Tax issues, and that “they would be resolved soon,” given that he had previously sent the corresponding request to execute Cristian Medina’s termination clause at Boca Juniors.
The shocking figure River will pay for Kevin Castaño, which is already being reviewed
After arduous and lengthy negotiations, River finally bought Kevin Castaño’s transfer from Krasnodar. The transaction, which was said to be closed for nine million dollars, ended up being much more expensive and became the second most expensive in the history of the Núñez club.
After several back-and-forths, El Millonario had managed to get the Russian team to agree to part with the percentage of the player’s contract it held (70%) for less than 10 million dollars. After presenting guarantees, agreeing to a payment plan, and submitting the relevant documentation, Cruz Azul appeared and demanded that they buy out the remaining 30%.
This was when the numbers really went through the roof. With everything ready to sign the midfielder, the Mexican club’s demand could have scuppered the transfer. River Plate, short on time and under pressure to finalize the deal, finally accepted; they will ultimately pay $13.8 million gross for the 24-year-old player.
It’s worth noting that Castaño arrived in Argentina on Tuesday morning and traveled to the Rossi Clinic in the Belgrano neighborhood in the afternoon to begin his medical, which will consist of two parts.
Paredes renewed his contract with Roma, but managed to include a clause to return to Boca Juniors
After lengthy negotiations with Boca Juniors that came to nothing in the last transfer window, Leandro Paredes reached an agreement with Roma to extend his stay with the Italian club until June 2026.
However, his new contract will include a clause allowing him to be sold to Xeneize in any of the next three transfer windows, for a fee of €3.5 million. “AS Roma is pleased to announce that Leandro Paredes has renewed his contract with the club until June 30, 2026,” reads the brief statement with which the club from the Italian capital announced the news.
The aforementioned clause will be exclusive to Boca Juniors and will apply for the next three transfer markets. Thus, if Xeneize makes an offer before the Club World Cup and the player agrees, Roma must sell him. The contract can even be paid in four installments of $875,000 each.
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