Tevez’s crude advice to Santi López, the Independiente jewel who has not yet renewed his contract: “You have to get the balls yourself”

Santiago Lópezthe 17 year old gem of Independent, is still at the center of the scene because he has not yet renewed his contract. Carlos Tevez, Rojo’s coach, took the initiative this time and advised the player. In an interview with a TV channel, Apache told how the conversation he had with the player was.

Independiente’s intention is to renew the contract of the striker who shone in the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia and prevent him from leaving due to a release clause. The mirrors of River and Boca with Claudio Echeverri and Valentín Barco respectively, raised the alarm in the Rojo due to López, whose relationship with the club ends in December this year and includes a clause of 15 million dollars.

“I told him he had to take responsibility”, commented Tevez regarding the advice he gave to the footballer born in Nono, Córdoba. The coach made it clear that he didn’t want it “to be selfish” and did not pressure him to stay in the team, but instead tried to advise him so that the young man could choose what he thought was best for his future.

Tevez admitted that he wants López to be able to stay and give options to Independiente’s attack in 2024, but knows that the final decision is up to the player. “I said: ‘You have to lay your eggs, don’t let anyone manage your future. Not your mother, not your father, not your representative, not the Independiente, not me. It’s your future and you have to decide’. The next day he came and said he wanted to stay. “I feel like it’s the healthiest thing for him.”revealed Carlitos.

Tevez also indicated that, in his opinion, the most correct choice for the player would be to remain at Independiente. May he gain experience in the First Division and be able to take advantage of the pre-season to be ready.

Meanwhile, his teammates have already officially welcomed him into the squad. The older and more influential members of the group “christened” López because it was his first pre-season with the first team and they gave him the traditional ridiculous haircut. This time it was Federico Mancuello who published the videos on social media.