The reasons why Borré will not return to River and has decided to play in Brazil with Coudet

River want to add a striker but their chances continue to decline. First it was Lucas Alario; now, Rafael Santos Borré. The Colombian has communicated to the management that he has accepted the offer from Inter Porto Alegre, so he will go to play for Chacho Coudet’s team.

Borré had the opportunity to return to River’s table as the club had remained involved in the negotiations that the Colombian was starting with Porto Alegre’s Inter, who were preparing to buy his move to the club. Eintracht Frankfurt. The truth is that the sporting secretary of the club Núñez, Leonardo Pontiusconfirmed that the attacker has finally decided to accept the offer of the Brazilian team.

“We spoke to him to understand his intentions, there was an offer and we knew that we had to buy the pass for the club he belongs to. There was no problem about it. “But he had an offer from the ‘Inter Porto Alegre and decided, based on what he told us, to opt for that.” said Leo Ponzio on TyC Sports. Furthermore, he added: “There are some problems that are inevitable and unattainable at the same time because we are competing with countries that are better off economically”.

That way, Ponzio confirmed that the reason why Borré will not arrive is purely economic and it has to do with the salary he will receive in Brazil, which will be much higher than what River could offer him.

In turn, the former central midfielder commented on the reasons why they pursued the Colombian striker. “We try to ensure that those players who have given so much to this club, who really know and have a project, because Rafa is young, can feel again what we feel about being in the club, But there are inevitable and unattainable problems because we are competing with other countries that may be in better economic conditions. There is a logic to how far to go and the demands were different. “We talk quite often, but he made the decision.”analyzed.

Then he expanded: “There was a context because a striker left us and you are right, but we are looking at other players. They may have their adaptation or not, But the search will continue depending on what Martín asks for and that he has the characteristics of the striker of recent timesthose of Rafa Borré, Beltrán, Julián (Álvarez), Driussi, Alario because it is the coach’s desire.”

And now? Negotiations continue for José López, the former Argentine striker of Lanús who plays for Palmeiras. “López is in a team that competes at the same level as us. I don’t know if it costs more or less, but it is a negotiation that, if necessary, will take time because It’s not easy to take a player from a Brazilian team“assured Pontius.

River were enthusiastic about Borré because the player himself had expressed his desire to return after talks with Enzo Francescoli. The director of Núñez’s club himself confirmed it on Tuesday. “We have the desire, he has it too and we will try. When a player wants to return to a place the challenge is to win things and Borré wants that.”the Uruguayan had stated.

However, as the hours passed, the illusion faded. And the player who left River free in 2021 chose with his pockets and not with his heart.