It wasn’t all bad news for Colo Colo. Although tragedy has broken out in the last few hours, after Juan Martín Lucero, perhaps its biggest star, abandoned the Alba discipline in the worst possible way, the good guys have arrived from Brazil and Argentina: both Carlos Palacios and Leandro Benegas, two weak points of Gustavo Quinteros, lacks a signing to enter the preseason of the “Cacique”.
But beware, there’s more. Because, as Alfredo Stöhwing, president of the register, and Daniel Morón, sporting director, mentioned a couple of days ago, the mission is to find a player who can replace Lucero and, hopefully, surpass his numbers.
It was then that an unlikely market option appeared, one that is often described as “pompous” and which, if it materialises, would certainly make inroads into the national pass market.
According to information provided by journalist Cristián Ávila in ADN radio, the name of Joel Campbell, a 30-year-old Costa Rican striker, who played for Arsenal —where he played with Alexis Sánchez—, Villarreal, Real Betis and Sporting Lisboa, among other clubs, arrived at the hosts all ‘Sunrise. In addition, of course, to his three participations in the World Cup with the Ticos.
“The footballer is seduced by playing CC and playing Libertadores,” said the communicator.
Campbell currently works for León de México, and could join the “Cacique” through a loan deal.
The club likes the idea because it moves across the entire front of attack, being able to also fill the role left vacant by Gabriel Costa, who moved to Alianza Lima.
