A few days before River's official activity resumes, disturbing rumors arrive from Portugal for Marcelo Gallardo: Sporting Lisbon would be interested in Nicolás De La Cruz.
The Uruguayan midfielder has become a vital piece for the River coach in the last season, and after the sale of Exequiel Palacios to Bayer Leverkusen, The Muñeco wanted no one else to leave.
According to the newspaper A Bola, with the imminent sale of Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United, the 22-year-old Uruguayan is rumored to be an option to cover that gap in the Lisbon team where Huevo Acuña, Luciano Vietto, Sebastián Battaglia, and the Uruguayan defender Sebastián Coates play.
It is clear that River has no intentions of selling De La Cruz, so whoever wants to take him away will have to pay the 22 million release clause. The problem for the Núñez team is that they only own 50% of the pass, the other half belongs to the Uruguayan Liverpool, so the decision of a possible transfer will have to be agreed upon, River would be left without a very important piece for their formation and for not much money.
For now, it's just rumors, which add to the alleged interest of Manchester City and Everton in De La Cruz.