San Lorenzo considers captain Gattoni ‘suspended’ if he doesn’t renew this week, amid rumors of an offer from Sevilla

Among the many issues to be resolved in these days preceding the start of the official competition, in Saint Lawrence there is a central theme: the renewal of Federico Gattoni. He is the team captain and for Ruben Dario Insua He is a key player in the defensive structure. But he still hasn’t signed on to extend his bond which expires in June of this year as well it could be free. To make matters worse, versions began to circulate forcefully from Spain about a strong interest in the Sevilla by Jorge Sampaoliwho is looking for a defender. In Boedo they warn that if they don’t agree this week will not be taken into consideration. Conflict at the door?

Cyclone will receive Arsenal Saturday at 17:00 for the first round of the championship. Surely the Nuovo Gasometro will fill up to see the cast of Gallego, who ended 2022 with a smile with a good level of play and qualification for the Copa Sudamericana. However, an important player in the starting team could miss that meeting. The rope in the negotiation for the renewal of Gattoni has been stretched to the limit and if there is no happy ending before Friday, The 23-year-old defender will be removed from the squad if the management respects the warnings below.

It is that the debut in the tournament is the deadline given by the Board to cut a situation that has been in negotiation for months without a defined port. In Boedo, the sources consulted say they are optimistic that everything will end with the player who left the Inferior Crows stamping his autograph. But at the same time they open the umbrella.

The main crux is in the exit clause. In his current contract it is 15 million dollars. But from Gattoni’s representation it was decided that to renew that figure it had to drop drastically: to 1.5 million. In San Lorenzo they put the cry in the clouds since it is a very low number.

A possible solution that is being analyzed is for there to be two release clauses, one for foreign players and the other for local football.. The truth is that the days go by and Gattoni does not seal his new bond. Something similar had already happened before signing his previous contract. In Boedo there are no good references of Marcellus Lombillaagent of Gattoni.

He has been in the sights of the Barça club since 2018, when he was young Francesco Bonfigliounder his representation, he passed from parental authority to Villarreal from Spain. From that moment every negotiation involving him has been cumbersome for San Lorenzo.

Now, while they wait at the Cyclone with the contract on the table, on the other side of the Atlantic they say that Sevilla want him. The Spanish media are even encouraged to give it almost as a reinforcement of the Andalusian club, which must free up a place in its squad to be able to add another incorporation.

In Boedo they claim to know nothing of this. A fact: two weeks ago the player went to Italy with the permission of the management to process his citizenship and for this reason he missed five days of the pre-season in Uruguay.

The concrete thing is that to get out in this market, Gattoni would have to be sold or accept a fee that is accepted by San Lorenzo. Otherwise, he will have to wait half a year to leave with the pass in his possession. But the centre-back has said several times that he doesn’t intend to make a mistake with the Barça entity that trained him professionally.

The end of this story is not yet written. But it is entering climaxes. Epochal hours arrive between Gattoni and San Lorenzo.