In a shock transfer within the switch market, River Plate is near finalizing the sale of striker Esequiel Barco to Spartak Moscow for a determine near 16 million {dollars}. The information, which started to flow into in the previous couple of hours, represents an surprising alternative for the Argentine membership, which had not deliberate to half with the attacker initially of the switch window.
In line with studies from famend journalist César Luis Merlo, who focuses on transfers, Barco is scheduled to journey to Russia this week. It’s anticipated that, if no setbacks come up, the participant will signal a four-year contract along with his new crew.
The sale of Barco will present River with a major monetary injection, which is able to enable the membership to search for new reinforcements to strengthen its squad for subsequent season. In parallel to the ahead’s departure, the millionaire crew has reactivated negotiations to signal Uruguayan striker Luciano Rodríguez. This transfer comes after Rodríguez’s switch from Liverpool in Montevideo to Girona in Spain failed.
Esequiel Barco, who got here by the youth ranks of Independiente, joined River in January 2022 from Atlanta United of the MLS. Initially, his incorporation was made by a two-season mortgage, with a purchase order choice that was exercised on the finish of 2023 for an approximate quantity of seven million {dollars}. Earlier than that, River had paid 4,400,000 {dollars} for the participant’s mortgage.
In current matches, Barco has alternated between beginning and substituting beneath the technical path of Martín Demichelis, leaving a major mark on the crew throughout his time on the membership.
