An increasingly concrete dream: the two conditions that must be met for Luis Suárez to reach the River

The possibility that Luis Suárez is a River player It is no longer a dream and it seems something more concrete. But at least for it to materialize two important issues. One of them is that the striker doesn’t have an offer from Europe that convinces him before next week. And the other is that Marcelo Gallardo’s team beat Velez and advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.

“If we beat Velez, I think he will come”he confided to an important source of the club Clarione. And it added to the wave of possibilities for Suárez to wear the red headband, which has grown a lot in the past week. In River there are arguments to support the illusion.

One of them is that, at the moment, the gunslinger He has no offer from the Old Continent to seduce him, since no team that will play the Champions League in the 2022-23 season has yet made a formal proposal. “He will not play for a third-tier team”, A source close to the footballer’s environment recognized this newspaper. So, to the agents to whom he signed a power of attorney to become a club in Europe, Suárez set the first week of July as a deadline.

Another argument has to do with the talks that Enzo Francescoli and Gallardo had again with Suárez last week, in which, like the Doll In the press conference after the match that River beat 2-1 against Lanús, the Uruguayan national team striker was prepared and told them that he really appreciates the offer they made to him. “Suárez has shown excellent predisposition and enthusiasm, he is facing a possibility that he assumes is exciting”admitted Gallardo, who is optimistic.

Another topic concerns the Copa Libertadores. If River advance to the quarter-finals, Suárez has five games left to get a trophy that, like any South American player, gives him the chills special. To the gunslinger He is seduced by the idea of ​​being able to play the tournament in which he debuted as a professional, coincidentally. On 3 May 2015, with the national team, he played his first match against Junior de Barranquilla in Colombia. A year later he left for Dutch football and has not stopped growing to become a world figure.

The possibility of Suárez becoming a River player, therefore, is linked to the luck that Núñez’s team runs with Vélez in the round of 16. So that the gunslinger arrives, Núñez’s team must overcome that of Cacicco Medina, in a courageous duel that will now have an extra spice: the possibility of Suárez playing in Argentine football is linked to that cross.

This is the main motivation for Suárez, as well remains active to get to the World Cup in Qatar in the best possible waywhile he spoke to Diego Alonso, the coach of the Uruguayan national team, who insisted on prioritizing a team where he can play and has strong competition, will go through the Copa Libertadores.

And, on the other hand, the investment that River will make can be recovered by advancing in the Cup, beyond the boom in sales of t-shirts and the marketing explosion that Suárez would generate. To the gunslinger They offered him a $ 3 million contract up to the end of the year plus a million more US currency if the Libertadores gets up in Guayaquil on October 29.. The amount, in proportion, is similar to what he earned at Atlético de Madrid.

So, everything is subject to what happens with Vélez. If River passes and Suárez gets nothing that satisfies him in Europe between now and July 6, the day of the rematch of the round of 16, there is a great chance that the next day, the 7th, he will be announced as a reinforcement. Just that day, close the passbook. And they can write it down on the same day and then resolve the logistical issues of the medical and administrative review for signing the contract.

That way, River would have matched his times with those of Suárez. That was a concern. But the Uruguayan striker will not be able to play until August because he has undergone a surgical toilet on his right knee, or a deep cleaning of the joint to prevent fluids from collecting again in an area where he has been operated on twice. And he would only be available for the Libertadores quarter-finals, assuming Núñez’s club eliminated Vélez in the round of 16. At the same time, there is time until July 31 to make changes to the list in good faith48 hours before the start of the halls.

“We are not waiting for a player ready to play tomorrow, we are waiting for a player who is recovering,” said Gallardo. In River there is prudence. But also a lot of optimism. In fact, an important leader confided in himself Clarione: “Last week it was 25 percent, now it’s 50”. And others even raise the percentage a little more. The dream approaches reality …