he had warned Nicholas DeLa Cruz about what River it would not go free. It is true that the renewal of his contract has been delayed, but it has never been questioned, beyond some speculation. Then he became an attacking midfielder. And this Friday, a few minutes before the Uruguayan left for Abu Dhabi to start his world dream, the confirmation arrived: the midfielder extended his relationship until December 2025. Another thing: the cast of Núñez bought to Liverpool from Uruguay an extra 20% of the pass in 2,500,000 dollars and now both share half of the chip.
Since the company didn’t show up, rumors arose. The possibility of going to a club in Europe for free has risen so high that the footballer himself has been tasked with clarifying the issues. “I will not go free,” he repeated in a couple of interviews. The brotherhood between the manager Enzo Francescoli and the representative of De la Cruz, Paco Casal, has been a tranquility for the millionaire managers. “Happy to extend my connection. Thank you for the love and respect always.”LA NOVELA” is overthe footballer joked on social media. “It is a real pride that the renewal of Nicolás de la Cruz’s contract with River is already a reality. Congratulations, Nico, today and always!”Casal added.
Therefore, the successor of Marcelo Gallardo, which everything indicates will be Martín Demichelis, will have one of the figures of the team. All the same, the amount of the exit clause has not yet been disclosed. Furthermore, it should be clarified that De la Cruz’s goal is to make the leap to Europe and a good performance at the World Cup could open more doors for him.
The publication of the news on River’s social media came seconds before the player boarded the Uruguayan delegation’s plane leaving for Abu Dhabi, where he will carry out a mini-preparation before landing in Qatar.
“All the groups are very complicated in a World Cup. We have team-mates who have already won several World Cups and that experience they have helps us to be careful and obviously give our best. I don’t know if we are candidates, but we are optimistic. We have a great group and we will try to do our best. Lifting the cup is the biggest dream.”De la Cruz confessed. And he warned: “My role is to try to do my best for the good of the team. If you give me a choice, I think I feel better as an intern, even if I did it for the wing too. We’ll try to give solutions to the coach and the team “.
De la Cruz, 25, joined River in August 2017, played 176 games and scored 29 goals. In addition, he has won 8 titles: Copa Argentina 2017, Supercopa Argentina 2017, Copa Argentina 2018, Copa Libertadores 2018, Recopa Sudamericana 2019, Supercopa Argentina 2019, First Division Tournament 2021 and Champions Trophy 2021.
Source: Clarin
