Marcelo Gallardo has announced that at the end of the year he will leave the technical leadership of River Plate, but in Argentina they ensure that the club, even after losing the coach who has been a great reference in recent years, maintains the unwavering intention to move forward. To hire Nico Otamendi at the end of the world championships.
Coincidentally, and according to information coming to us from South America, River Plate not only wants the Benfica central defender back in the tournament, but also Ramiro Funes Mori, the 31-year-old defender representing Mexican Cruz Azul. – He is the brother of Rogelio Funes Mori, the Argentine striker, who was in the ranks of Luz 2013/2014 with only five games and did not score any goal.
Otamendi is 34 years old, but he is the undisputed captain of the Benfica team, despite being in the final year of his contract. As our newspaper has already reported, SAD admits to being able to make a proposal to the Argentine to renew his contract, but it did not happen before the World Cup, even to understand when the defender will be at that time.
On the other hand, and despite everything that indicates that River will try to rely on Otamendi from the beginning of next year, Benfica is determined not to lose him until the end of the season.
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