The transfer market of the Argentine national team, an additional concern that was not in Scaloni’s plans

“We do not get involved in the decisions of the players. Giving advice and conditions can be risky. The most important thing is that the player plays, regardless of the league he is in.”. Lionel Scaloni replied that in the press conference before the final against Italy he was asked how he controls the market for his national teams and he talks about it with them. But, aside from his response, the Argentine coach and all his coaching staff will closely follow the passing movements that could occur in a very special European summer because it will be the last transfer book before the Qatar 2022 World Cup. .

It is true that Scaloni will not tell any player that it is convenient for him to go to this or that club. His message is simple and clear: “We need you to play”. Everywhere. Of course, if it’s in one of the biggest and most competitive leagues, much better. But what weighs more in the balance of the Albiceleste coach is that they have shots so that when he receives them under his wing in the national team they are physically and football ready.

In this sense, the market across the Atlantic begins to provide the first news, rumors and possible interests. The concrete: so far none of those cited by the pujato have confirmed a transfer, with the exception of Julián Alvarez, who will travel to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in July. But Spider could be transferred to Olympique de Marseille to play the Champions League with Jorge Sampaoli.

After all, there are many who are anxiously awaiting news from their agents because they are looking for a change of scenery, jump to more important leagues or already know that they will not continue in their teams.

Among the goalkeepers, Emiliano Martínez will continue to Aston Villa and Franco Armani to Núñez’s team. The one who can change team is Juan Musso, who has a good job in Atalanta. His surname has begun to be felt at Inter, the same club he has in his portfolio and which is advancing for Paulo Dybala, who has already said goodbye to Juventus, and who will keep Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa in his ranks. Cordovan warned they were comfortable in Italy, but left the door open to move on to another league as they look favorably on playing in the Premier League, for example.

If we talk about defenders, Tottenham will secure Cristian Romero, who was on loan from Atalanta and will buy it for an amount that would exceed 40 million euros. Otamendi will fulfill his contract at Benfica until mid-2023.

Lisandro Martínez was Ajax’s player of the season and looking for a qualitative leap in his career. He has already received polls from English football and Spain (Barcelona?). Its price would be between 30 and 35 million euros. A similar case is that of Nicolás Tagliafico, also a member of the Dutch team. But the left-back has lost ground in recent months and had already asked to leave in January. This time he waits for his desire to emigrate to come true.

Nahuel Molina is one of the figures Udinese with a large share of goals from right back and has aroused the interest of several big names on the European continent, such as Atlético de Madrid. Diego Simeone has him among his players to be included and Juventus has already had two matches with Udinese for him, but the Italians do not lower the 30 million euros for his pass and for now there was no agreement. English Arsenal also asked for him. For his part, Montiel does not have many minutes in Seville and a loan to Brazil is not excluded?

In the flyers, Leandro Paredes is recovering from an operation in the pubic area and awaits certainties about his future. It will be necessary to see if he continues at Paris Saint-Germain or not. The one who already said goodbye to France was Angel Di María and accelerated his move to Juventus. Lionel Messi, meanwhile, will fulfill his contract until June 2023.

Guido Rodríguez is in talks with Betis to renew the relationship, while Giovani Lo Celso should beat Tottenham after finishing the loan at Villarreal, the club with which he reached the Champions League semi-finals. The Spanish institute is analyzing the purchase for an amount that could exceed 20 million euros.

Rodrigo De Paul, one of the pillars of La Scalonetta in the middle he had an irregular season at Atletico de Madrid, but in the end he got up and, despite Inter’s insistence, everything indicates that he will stay with him colos. Even Angel Correa, who will now have to undergo an operation to accommodate the prosthesis in the sternum area (due to his old heart surgery in 2014) and still does not know how long he will be unemployed.

The waters of a market that promises to be moved are just beginning to stir. Scaloni will be attentive to what happens with his men, who will choose their destinations always thinking of Qatar.

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