Giuliano Galoppo goes to football in Brazil. Photo: AFP
Giuliano Gallop (23), one of the most performing midfielders in the Professional League, will be sold by Banfield in the next few hours. The destination is the Sao Paulo of Brazil, with a generous wallet, which will pay him eight million dollars Cash to the southern Greater Buenos Aires club, which will also receive 10 percent of a future sale and can add an extra million US currency for so-called agreed productivity bonuses.
The Drill, after several weeks of negotiations and offers also arrived from Europe, he decided to get rid of one of his best players, who had recently had great performances. Mixed midfielder, with a lot of arrival in the area and with a goal, Gallop added 85 games with the black and white shirt and scored 21 goals.
In this tournament, Galoppo, son of the remembered former defender named Marcelino who played for Racing de Córdoba, Deportivo Español and Platense, among other clubs, had been a key player in Claudio Vivas’ side. He had played seven games and scored three goals: two penalties and another with a fantastic scissor that silenced the Bombonera in the 3-0 over Boca.
The sale of Galoppo, counting the productivity bonuses, may become the most important in the history of the Southern club, which last year sold Martín Payero, today on loan for 18 months to Boca, to Middlesbrough from England for an exchange of 8 million dollars for 90 percent of the token.
With the departure of the blond midfielder, Banfield freed another of the pieces that was fundamental to reach the Maradona Cup final. Of that starting team that lost on penalties against Xeneize, led by Miguel Russo, just a year and a half ago , only Emanuel Coronel, right-back, and Mauricio Cuero remain, who is recovering from a long injury.
And if we count the substitutes, we must add the inexhaustible Jesús Dátolo, Agustín Urzi and Alejando Cabrera. Only 5 out of 23. A champion of the difficulty of supporting teams in Argentine football.
Gallop starts, is there a reinforcement?
Will Banfield go look for a replacement for Gallop? In principle, although the overseas sale allows it to incorporate players until the first weekend of August, the management’s idea is not to add more players. They believe the Vivas-led squad is complete and will strengthen once Andrés Chávez, one of the reinforcements, and Colombian Cuero are available.
In the case of the striker who passed through Boca and Huracán – he comes from Bolivia – they believe he will be able to stay focused for Drill’s next match, which will be next Thursday, at 7 pm, against Talleres, in Córdoba, on the 9th of the championship. For the return of Leather, however, we will have to wait a few more weeks.
A similar situation, albeit with the prospect of a return in September, is going through defender Alexis Maldonado, who also had a problem with his ligaments. For his part, Uruguayan José Álvarez, another newcomer to this market, will be ready to play in a few days.
Source: Clarin
