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Christofer Gonzales is packing his bags and is very close to leaving Sporting Cristal in the coming weeks. The midfielder for both the Peruvian national team and Sporting Cristal has very advanced negotiations with an Arab team to wear their colors in the second half of the year. There was also an inquiry for him to go to Banfield, from Argentine football.
In that sense, as Radio Ovación reported, Al Raed is the team that could open the doors to the Peruvian to gain new experience in foreign football. If the signing happens, 'Canchita' will be a rival of Christian Cueva and André Carrillo in the Middle Eastern tournament.
Before joining Sporting Cristal, Christofer Gonzales had two experiences in Colo Colo from Chile, a team in which he couldn't consolidate himself, having to return to Peruvian football to get the boost that could take him to Al Raed in Saudi Arabia.
‘Canchita’ played 20 matches with the bajopontino team this season, scoring seven times. In addition, his constant presence in the Peruvian national team is another factor that made him be seen with good eyes by his possible new club.
Sporting Cristal is already aware of the signing
In a press conference, Joel Raffo stated that there is a proposal for the midfielder of the Peruvian national team and that the institution is willing to help the player fulfill his dreams. In that sense, in a recent interview for Radio Ovación, he confirmed the club's intention.
“We will bring a replacement for Christofer Gonzales if his sale abroad is finalized. We will use one of the foreign player spots we have. We have also made a lot of progress regarding the center forward and we are close to incorporating him,” said the head of the rimenses.
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