Central defender Nicolás Freire, 30, became Independiente’s new reinforcement for 2025.
He played with Messi at Inter Miami and is now a reinforcement for Independiente
The central defender Nicolas Freire30 years old, became a new reinforcement of Independent facing the 2025. The player will reach loan for one year and with a purchase option from Cougars of Mexicoalthough last season he was on loan at Inter Miami of Lionel Messi.
The one born in Saint Lucia He had suffered a torn cruciate ligament in May of last year, and has not yet played professionally since then, so it is not known if he will be able to start the preseason with the squad.
With the arrival of the new year, Independent confirmed his second reinforcement through his social networks, after having reported a few hours before the arrival of the midfielder Luciano Cabralfrom the Lion of Mexico.
Freire will join the club Avellaneda after a spell at Inter Miami, where he shared the field with the Argentine star Lionel Messialthough he was only able to play 14 games with the pink-shirted team due to the aforementioned knee injury.
The defender, who played on some occasions as a left back but mainly works as a defender, will return to the argentine soccer after eight years: in his last experience in the country he played in Argentinos Juniorsthe club where he trained, and was captain of the team that achieved promotion to First Divisionin 2017.
After passing through the “Bug”, Freire had been sold to Torque of Uruguay in a sum close to $400,000and from the Uruguayan club he was loaned to PEC Zwolle Dutch, to Palmeiras of Brazil already Quito League of Ecuadoruntil purchased by Cougars in almost three million dollars.
After a year on loan in the Olympiakos of GreeceFreire played a total of 129 games with the Mexican club, until reaching the Inter Miami.
Independent moved quickly at the opening of the market and already incorporated a central marker that it needed, before the departure of Joaquin Laso and the probable play-off of Marco Pellegrinowhose loan can be cut.
Source: Ambito
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