02/08/2024 21:32hs. Updated on 02/08/2024 21:37hs.
Germán Pezzella is one signature away from securing his signing at River. In the last few hours, as a result of Marcelo Gallardo’s return, the world champion’s return to Argentine football was accelerated. And on Friday night, The defender published a black out story with the lyrics of Amok! Amok!a song by Indio Solari and the Fundamentalists of Air Conditioning. The clearest thing is its lyrics: “We deserve beautiful miracles and they will happen…”
Germán Pezzella, as a River fan, at the Monumental. Instagram @germanpezzella
Pezzella’s return is on the way
Although the official announcement or presentation of his return has not yet arrived, Muñeco is already in River and his mere figure, gigantic like the statue that exalts him in the Monumental, without even a prior call in between, was key to directing in a matter of hours another return longed for by the fans. Germán Pezzella is one signature away from being the first reinforcement of the second stage of MG and will thus become the first player to lift the trophy in Qatar upon returning to Argentine football.
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There may be contact in the next few hours, although the fact that he is listed as an imminent reinforcement is a clear indication that Gallardo asked for it. Thus, that “a certain wound to heal” He will be able to heal in Núñez, with the happiness of wearing the Banda again. And it will be on the terms that the centre-back wanted, without entering into conflict with Betis, a club that he appreciates and values for being the one that allowed him to establish himself as an important player in the Scaloneta and in La Liga, where he was nominated for the ideal 11 of last season.
If he were to leave the Andalusian team, his position is that it would be on good terms, as a thank you. Therefore, unlike what happened a few days ago, Gallardo’s express request caused the talks to be revived from the offices of the Monumental with the clear intention, now yes, of pay the €4.5M (5M dollar) clause in the next few hours and repatriate Pezzella after nine and a half years.
In just two weeks, Jorge Brito’s “you have to give time to time” in the middle of the presentation of the reinforcements that Demichelis requested became an obsolete phrase. Because when it seemed that the 33-year-old from Bahía Blanca was no longer a candidate for this market, he left the door open to the future and even avoided referring to River in the middle of the Copa América in the United States, it is impossible to say no to Gallardo…
Once Valentín Gómez fell through, a wish of the outgoing coach, River will show its liquidity capacity, taking into account that it is a single payment in cash and tax-free. So, inexorably, the paths joined: Germán wanted to play for River, River wanted to count on Germán and Betis’ gesture of negotiating with its captain and lower its clause to a tenth, which was € 50.000.000, was the wink that Núñez finally decided to take advantage of.
While waiting to iron out the final details with the player – as far as his contract is concerned, money was never an obstacle – and with Betis so that he can sign a contract that would last three and a half years, the defender who is resting in Argentina will return to Seville – he was scheduled for August 6 – just to say goodbye, while the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini is waiting for the defenders Vitao and Coulibaly to try to replace him.
German Pezzella’s dinner in Buenos Aires.
Although time is tight considering the Libertadores round of 16 against Talleres, GP arrives in full form, ready to form an ideal defense with Paulo Díaz and reactivate the tally that had been left at 69 games in River between 2011 and 2015, with five titles.
Officially, in mere formal terms, Marcelo Gallardo is not yet River’s coach, but he has already brought a Pezzella under his arm. Because if Muñeco calls you…
