Europe's transfer window is closing in and River Plate is still not buying, but also not selling: they rejected Villarreal's offer for Gonzalo Montiel.
In ESPN F12, Javier Gil Navarro reported that, even though the Spanish club offered a sum close to 8 million euros, the payment method, which included several installments, did not convince River Plate's leadership.
Although it would be good news for Marcelo Gallardo if the full-back stays a few more months in River Plate, the reality is that the defender wants to make the leap to Europe and the club needs to sell in order to bring in some reinforcements for the coach.
Montiel, along with Nacho Fernández, are the two players targeted to leave River Plate in this transfer window, but with less than a week left until the European transfer window closes, no sale has been completed, and therefore, no purchases have been made.
The arrival of Agustín Palavecino from Deportivo Cali has become complicated because the Colombian club changed the loan conditions and Palmeiras has entered the bidding for the Argentine midfielder.
In SportsCenter, Gil Navarro explained that River Plate does not have the money to provide new alternatives to Gallardo, and in addition, they have several debts to pay, such as the renewal of Rafael Santos Borré, whose transfer rights belong to Atletico Madrid and will become a free agent in June if his transfer is not purchased. They also owe a payment to Uruguayan club Liverpool for Nicolás De La Cruz, and they have a debt with Godoy Cruz for Fabrizio Angileri.
Although they will likely seek to refinance part of those payments, they will still have to make some payments in the short term.