Who is Enzo Montepaone, the representative of Diablito Echeverri who negotiates the purchase of the River star in Europe

The announcement of Claudio Echeverri the fact of not extending the contract with River, which expires on 31 December 2024, has generated disappointment and anger in many supporters of the River. Some questioned the 17-year-old footballer through social networks, but there were more who attacked his representative, Enzo Montepaonewho they pointed to as allegedly responsible for beating the young man’s decision.

“My representative spoke to the president. He talked about many things, that my representative did not return calls, but they were in permanent contact. “I won’t renew the contract, but I will stay six months, a year at the club to enjoy it here and then we’ll see what happens.”said the player on Friday after his first official match as a starter with the River shirt: the 2-0 victory over Rosario Central in Santiago del Estero for the Champions Trophy.

From those words of the player who He will turn 18 on January 2ndthe gazes (and arguments) were aimed at Montepaone, who in these days it is found in Europe. Rumors say he is listening to offers and negotiating with clubs Old World who intend to rely on the services of their client.

Montepaone was born in Italy and is not an agent who has a very large portfolio of footballers, despite being the representative of the former Argentine national team midfielder Lucas Biglia during the years in which he played in Europe. He also worked with goalkeepers Fabián Assmann and Damián Grosso.

The representative has been looking after Echeverri’s interests since the child was 10 years old and moved from his native Resistencia to the city of Buenos Aires with his parents, Domingo and Rosa, and Mariela, one of his sisters, to join the children’s divisions of the Núñez club. On that occasion, the institution provided the family with an apartment and tickets to visit the couple’s other five children, who had remained in Chaco.

Montepaone was appointed to negotiate with the River management, led by Jorge BritoEcheverri’s first contract, which the player signed on 2 January this year (the day he turned 17), valid until 31 December 2024 and which includes release clause of 25 million euros.

For months now, the guide of Millionaire He tried to extend the bail, improve the Chaco native’s salary and increase the exit clause to 50 million euros. The player’s excellent performance at the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, in which he scored five goals for Diego Placente’s team, has strengthened the case for a European club trying to retain him.

In recent weeks, in fact, the European press had talked about it Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​​​Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Milan and Feyenoord They were some of the clubs that followed the attacker closely. In any case, the River management hopes to find an agreement with Montepaone before the resumption of training after the holidays. However, Echeverri announced on Friday that this will not happen.

Despite this, River does not lose hope. “I just said hello to him, he was angry about what he said. He said what he didn’t want to say. We have never had any problems with his representative, we have an excellent human and footballing relationship with him. There are 13 months left until the contract expires, we will certainly need to define the issues involved. He wants to be successful at River and play here next year. His representative will defend the player’s rights and we will defend those of the club. “I have faith in him and his representative, it must be something very good for him and very good for the club.”assured President Brito.