The president of River, Jorge Britospoke about all the most relevant rumors surrounding the club and addressed issues ranging from a possible return of the midfielder Enzo Perez until the possibility of the final of the Libertadores Cup is played in the Most Monumental Stadium.
“There is nothing about any Estudiantes player coming to River”he exclaimed Brito.
In an interview in ESPNthe leader of the group Nunez He had no problem clarifying all the uncertainties that keep the fans of the “Millonario” in suspense.
The transfer market and the possible return of Enzo Pérez
The current player of Students ends his contract with the institution from La Plata in December of this year, so several fans of Riverbegan to speculate about a possible return of the midfielder.
In view of this, Brito It was clear: “There is no indication that any Estudiantes player will come. We are secretive, we don’t want information to leak out. There are no talks with him.”
“He is very popular here, he came to see a game, but there is nothing about that”he exclaimed.
He also referred to the next steps of the “millionaire” team in this transfer market.
“We are not in negotiations at the moment, but I do not deny that, if an opportunity arises and it is up to what the coach wants and what the club can do, we will see.”he sentenced.
He also highlighted the influence of the coach Marcelo Gallardo in the players who recently arrived at the club.
“With Gallardo, other footballers could have come, who without him would not have happened”he added.
He also denied that his trip to Spain a few weeks ago out for reasons related to the future sale of Franco Mastantuono.
“There was no negotiation with Real Madrid. I didn’t see Patanian either because he was in Barcelona. The player is in full development. Neither he nor we are in a hurry for him to go abroad. It’s certain that he will make a splash when he goes abroad, but there were no talks on that subject.”she commented on the 17-year-old gem.
The Libertadores final in Buenos Aires
Regarding the possibility that the Monumental host the final of the Libertadores Cupthe owner of Macro bank indicated: “Against Talleres we showed that we can welcome visitors. And against Colo Colo, in the quarter-finals, we depend on the city authorities and in the first leg in Chile.”
In turn, he was optimistic about the final decision by the company’s directors. Conmebol.
“The Libertadores final will be on November 30 and we have had all the meetings regarding it. They (Conmebol) announced that it will be played in Buenos Aires, but we don’t know if they will decide to play it at the Monumental or in another stadium. We are preparing everything for it to be here.”he said.
The Superclásico against the “Xeneize” team
The date of the decisive match between both teams is not yet defined, but there have already been some conversations about when the match corresponding to the twenty-fifth date of the Professional Football League.
“The Superclásico against Boca is theoretically scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 21, but it is not a done deal”the businessman said.
Demichelis and Gallardo, according to Brito
Finally, Brito He spoke about the coach’s departure Martin Demichelis: “He left some very nice marks, three titles in a year and a half, a good record against Boca, but sometimes you have to make these kinds of decisions, which are not nice. We decided that, for different reasons, it was time to change cycle.”
On the other hand, he told when negotiations for the return of “El Muñeco” began and how it was managed.
“My first meeting with Gallardo was the Monday after Demichelis left, I wanted to clarify that, because many things were said, which we had talked about before”he stressed.
And he added: “I’ve known Gallardo since 2012. This is a second stage as a coach, not the continuation of a process. It’s a great dream to have him back with us. The same for me, because I’m a fan of the club, like everyone else.”
Source: Ambito
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