River, on alert: Nicolás De La Cruz has not yet renewed and awaits an offer from Europe

The next few hours will be decisive for the continuity – or less – of Nicholas of the Cross in River. That’s it, how could he know Clarionethe representatives of the football player have made it known to the leaders of the Núñez club that in a few days a specific offer could arrive from European football, where the market will close only on 31 August.

Then, in River, the warnings were raised. Although they already knew that the Uruguayan now had the option to emigrate and it was agreed, as no formal offers arrived, they hoped to finalize the renewal so that he could continue for a while longer.

Based on this situation, River executives asked De La Cruz agents to try to resolve the Uruguayan’s future within the next week so that the matter does not continue to drag on. “Fortunately, we have always had a very close dialogue with De La Cruz and his manager”admitted the president of the institute, Jorge Brito. And I add: “They always told us that if an offer hadn’t arrived before the European market closed, they would have renewed the contract”.

De La Cruz’s contract expires at the end of this year and if he is not sold now, he will extend his contract until December 2023 on the premise of being transferred around the end of 2022 or mid-2023. But his departure could be anticipated if that offer arrives that his representatives claim they have.

while tato, De La Cruz continues to train with the squad led by Marcelo Gallardo and think of the Sunday classic against Independiente. “I’m very good at River. I’m not anxious to leave”I had commented a few days ago. And she also has Qatar in mind. “I have the priority to arrive well at the World Cup. I put him on the scales, “he said. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan made it clear that if he doesn’t leave now he will renew.” I’m ahead with the issue of renewing the contract, I would never leave River free, “he admitted.

It is essential for De La Cruz to arrive in good physical shape at the World Championship in Qatar and today that is given to him only by River because a transfer to Europe would mean that he would have to face a period of adaptation and, therefore, be able to lose ground in the Uruguayan national team. From there, in River they can trust their continuity. But representatives say that a concrete offer will come soon. The next few hours will be decisive for the Uruguayan.

The idea is to rearm the defense by 2023

Looking ahead to next year, River points to two figures to take the lead from the rear. One of them is a national team player who will be at the World Cup in Qatar and the other is a former team member who also wore the albiceleste. Nicolás Otamendi and Ramiro Funes Mori are on the River radar.

How could he find out Clarione, the central holder of the national team has already made it known to the club through friends that he dreams of retiring to Núñez. And the management admits that there were already contacts with people around the defender who plays for Benfica in Portugal. Although Otamendi has a contract with that Portuguese club until June 30, 2023, in River I believe there is a possibility that he will land in Núñez in January, after the World Cup in Qatar. And this has to do with the fact that the player has an exit clause six months before the expiration of his contract with Benfica and could accept the termination.

Otamendi is a confessed River fan, a long-known situation. And although he hasn’t trained at the Millionaire, he intends to finish his career in the club he loves him.

The return of Ramiro Funes Mori, a player trained in Núñez, is also expected. The man from Mendoza made his Millionaire debut in 2011, in the B Nacional, obtained promotion to the First Division and won six titles at the River, two with Ramón Díaz and four with Marcelo Gallardo, including the Copa Libertadores 2015, where he scored a goal in the final against Tigres and was one of the defensive banners in that competition.

Last year he played football in Saudi Arabia and recently arranged for his incorporation to Cruz Azul in Mexico, where he signed a one-year contract. So, it is speculated that the reason for that decision has to do with the fact that the return to the River is in his head in mid-2023.