The market takes away talent and Argentine football loses its hierarchy: with fewer ‘cracks’ there will be a flatter aesthetic in the Professional League

The exit gates seem to be busier than the arrival gates in devalued Argentine football. And the situation is not surprising given the harsh social and economic context that the country has been experiencing for years. Clubs also need to sell to survive. But in the current booklet you can see how the best of each team inevitably leave to make some return. Almost all the players who stood out in 2023 have left and the feeling is unmistakable: in 2024 we will have a less aesthetic football, although fortunately this no longer means boring and apathetic.

Argentine football is not economically competitive: the power of money prevails. So the English chose Brighton, a club with very little history in the past premier league and in Europe he can snatch, without too much effort, Boca a Valentine’s Day boat, the last of the gems. Something similar is happening Velez: Bologna is about to sign the 10 million dollar exit clause Santiago Castro, his best footballer in the last semester. Not a small fact: Barco and Castro share a representative, Adriano Ruocco.

The player who most filled the eyes of viewers in 2023 was Nicola De La Cruzwho is gone River to strengthen the Brazilian giant Flamengo, which paid its 16 million dollar token. The Uruguayan’s stay in Argentina was only prolonged thanks to his good will and the affection he felt for Núñez’s team. In this case the feeling is that the midfielder stayed a little longer than he should have.

“We made the decision to come to Flamengo some time ago with my family. The project they contacted me with was very important. Also that they offered me a multi-year contract, which will make me earn a lot of things”De La Cruz confessed.

Another one that shined in 2023 was Benjamin Rollheiser. The left-footed player, who joined Estudiantes as a free agent from River, had a good enough season for Portugal’s Benfica to put their trust in him: they paid 9 million euros for 90% of the transfer. But the Portuguese are not only betting on established players, but also investing in young people with projection: they kept Gianluca Prestianni, from Vélez, in exchange for 11 million dollars. The 17-year-old hitchhiker signed a five-season contract.

Saint Lawrence AND Racing They couldn’t keep their figures either. In Ciclón, coach Ruben Darío Insua strongly asked for their stay Battle of Augustus AND Jalil Elias, but the goalkeeper emigrated to Granada in Spain and the midfielder to Johor in Malaysia. In the academic world, Annibale Moreno He realized his wish to leave and signed with Palmeiras for 4 and a half years.

Teams’ attempts to strengthen themselves encounter obstacles that also stem from the economy. Talleres de Córdoba received requests from River and Boca for the talented Rodrigo Garro, but the dollars from Brazil’s Corinthians were more powerful than the tempting shields. The left-hander left for just over 5 million, but the most important thing was the 4-year contract signed with Timao.

TO Pedro De la Vega Even the country’s big clubs tempted him, but Pepo packed his bags and left for the United States: he will play the next four seasons in the Seattle Sounders of the MLS, who paid him 7,500,000 dollars.

It deserves a special paragraph Jaminton Campaz, perhaps the most charismatic footballer of the last semester. The Colombian, who made the fans fall in love Central rosary, has become one of the most attractive players to watch for the impartial spectator thanks to his talent and naturalness. But the 23-year-old winger’s six golden months confused him and he came into conflict with the Rosario management, who signed the purchase clause of 50 percent of the pass for 2,500,000.

But it happens that the other half of the charter and the federation rights correspond Guild of Porto Alegre. Campaz asks for more money to renew with Canalla. In between, River appears as a suitor, while the Brazilians ask for her to join the preseason in Brazil.

Here, in short, is period painting in the Argentine market: without further remedies, the best ones leave and the hierarchy is missing.