The Mendoza native’s contract with Estudiantes ends in December, he will have a talk with Verón and then decide his future.
Enzo Pérez’s words after Estudiantes’ draw with Boca
Every time Enzo Pérez faces Boca and lives up to expectations (especially if he also has some witty comment about his fanaticism), River fans rejoice; they celebrate, they feel it as their own and, among these feelings, they once again feel the desire to see him with the red band across his chest. Last night, in the draw at Uno, he was no exception: he completed another top-level performance and once again rumours of a hypothetical return to Núñez began to circulate. What is his situation and what is known?
For now, the 38-year-old from Mendoza has a contract with Estudiantes until December 2024 and it is unknown what his future holds beyond that. And it is a bit of that uncertainty that revives and nourishes the possibility of ending his career at the club of his loves, to which it was revealed in the middle of the year that he wanted to return.
Considering that he only has a handful of months left in La Plata, the information is that Enzo is waiting to have a talk with Juan Sebastián Verón to resolve his situation for next year. Ultimately, the parties must decide whether to extend his stay at Pincha or if they shake hands, with thanks in between, and each one goes their own way.
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In this context, has there been any contact from River? No. At the moment, neither Marcelo Gallardo nor any leader from Jorge Brito’s inner circle picked up the phone from Núñez to express an intention for him to return, but we should not rule out that this could happen.
In the middle of the year, the family of the 2018 Copa Libertadores champion midfielder let it be known that he would like to return. In short, the man from Mendoza told his loved ones and the main representatives of the River Plate squad that his dream, at that time, was to reach the Monumental (he recently went to see the team).
From then on, the story took on the repercussions of the case, although those close to him quickly lowered the decibels a bit and clarified that he had communicated – and will not communicate – formally with anyone at the club. Today, the panorama is open and the truth is that from now on one of the two parties will have to take a step forward so that there can be a second stage.
What was the background behind Enzo Pérez’s departure from River?
The 38-year-old, who was key to Gallardo’s successful cycle, ended his contract last December and left River despite having received a renewal offer since April, which he did not accept. Initially, the midfielder took his time to think clearly about the decision, assessing his physical condition, but in the meantime his relationship with Demchelis broke down.
The conflict began in August 2023 after the off the record in which the then River coach shared with some journalists his opinion – with little filter – on the team’s leaders, including Enzo. In the midst of a complex present after the elimination in the Libertadores, he became resisted by the most experienced footballers and some alleged decisions that the coach was going to make thinking about 2024 were leaked that involved the most experienced footballers. A generational change was coming…
That off that stopped being off meant the uncovering of a relationship that was only sustained thanks to the mediation of Javier Pinola, Micho’s assistant. After the friendly against Universidad Católica, in September, Pérez made a comment about it: “I talk about it behind closed doors, nothing more,” another way of making clear his internal relationship with the coach who, it is worth clarifying, would never stop counting on the man from Mendoza. Now, without Demichelis and with the return of Gallardo, the path seems smooth, but there are no certainties.
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