Juan Fernando Quintero and his future at River: “We all really want to, but the reality is different”

The sacking of Marcelo Gallardo and the hiring of Martín Demichelis signaled a fresh start at River. For this cycle which is taking its first steps, the new coach will not have Tomás Pochettino (his loan terminated) and Javier Pinola (retired), but has already added Ignacio Fernández and Matías Kranevitter, who suffered a serious injury in the first game of preseason in San Luis against Unión La Calera. In this game of ups and downs, The main case to be resolved is that of Juan Fernando Quintero, who ends his employment on December 31st.

In this sense, the Colombian spoke to SportsCenter (ESPN) about his future and said that despite the intention to continue in the club, the negotiations do not seem easy at all. “I have a contract until December 31st. I want to thank you because you have always allowed me to find a solution. I thank Martín Demichelis, who left me (to be out). We all know how difficult the situation is, maybe going to the River, training for 10 days and not continuing“, has explained

“The truth is that yesterday I spoke to the president and what I understood today is that everything is the same, nothing has changed. I’m not going out to contradict anyone, what was said yesterday hasn’t changed anything and remains the same. We have offers to go to different places, but I want to make the decision with a clear head,” he added.

The Colombian underlined that the contact between his representatives and the club’s management has been permanent, although he clarified that this does not guarantee that the negotiation will be successful. “I respect Jorge (Brito) and Matías (Patanian), I love River, people are amazing, I see their messages every day. This is not goodbye, it’s reality. I can’t find anything else. We all really want it, but the reality is different. If it happens, that’s fine; if not, I will continue with respect, with affection, with love“.

The return of Nacho Fernandez

“I’m feliz for the return of nacho. I wrote to him that he makes me very happy, we have lived many things together, he is an incredible person, an incredible player, he makes me very happy. It will be great”.

Brito had mentioned the Quintero case

“Juanfer is a complex issue. Due to your status as a resident of Argentina, this makes it impossible for us to send foreign currency abroad to purchase economic rights. We want to see if we can somehow reach an agreement with the Chinese club (Note: Shenzhen Kaisa). Everyone knows that (Qintero’s) departure was complex, now they are on good terms. And if not, see the alternatives ”, he relaunched Thursday in dialogue with TyC Sports.

“Obviously we will try by all means to reach an agreement, we want to do it by the end of the year so that it can come together in time and shape to travel to Miami on January 3,” said the president of the body.