Matías Suárez is close to renewing, but Zuculini and Mammana will not continue

The panorama of his future changed for Matias Suarez in the last days. Contrary to what was assumed, the forward He is close to arranging the renewal of his contract with River. Although it didn’t take much place, Martin Demichelis He wants to have him on the squad in 2024. And the man from Córdoba wants to stay. Therefore, the leadership would seal a new bond with its representative in the next few hours that will last for a year.

“I have many chances to continue”Suárez remarked on Friday in Santiago del Estero after River won the Champions Trophy. The Córdoba player played 220 minutes divided into 15 games throughout 2023, and scored two goals (against Gimnasia and against Talleres). Too little in relation to what he expected a year ago, before relapsing from a problem in his right knee that took away his continuity.

“I think staying at River is the best for me. The decision I made is that, if I have to leave, I will do so playing, doing many other things. I didn’t want to leave like this, in this way, because I played little. If I have to continue, I will do my best,” Suárez added.

Although the talks between the leaders of the institution and the player’s agent, Cristian Colazo, they advanced, the issue is still not resolved. There was talk of a contract for productivity. And if what has been discussed turns out to be on paper, the 35-year-old from Córdoba will begin his sixth year at the club, which he arrived in January 2019 at the request of Marcelo Gallardo.

For his part, for Demichelis, Suárez is “a player with tremendous quality,” and he hopes that knee injuries do not affect him so that he can give him more minutes and enjoy him on the field. Micho thinks of him as another center forward, so that he competes with Facundo Colidio and Miguel Borja and also with Agustín Ruberto, scorer in the Under 17 World Cup who is already part of the professional team.

It is then expected that over the course of this week everything will accelerate so that ‘Oreja’ can seal its continuity. Of course, ‘Micho’ will have to balance so that Suárez’s presence does not cover the youth players who are already projected like Ruberto.

On the other hand, those who will not continue are Emanuel Mammana y Bruno Zuculini. This was confirmed by both footballers to Clarion. Both of their contracts are expiring now and neither will renew. The defender was relegated in Demichelis’ consideration and will look for new directions. He could go to Racing, since Gustavo Costas intends to do so.

Meanwhile, Zuculini does not have a club for now and is waiting for an offer. There was talk of Racing, but now Nacional de Montevideo would come charging for him. The truth is that he still has nothing defined.

Another who could leave River soon is Agustín Palavecino, but in that case through a transfer. San Lorenzo wants it and the brand new president of Ciclón, Marcelo Moretti has already maintained contacts with Jorge Brito to ask him the conditions for the midfielder.

The last weekend, Enzo Perez y Jonathan Maidana, two historical figures, put an end to their cycles in River; that Salomon Rondon decided to leave and Nicholas De La Cruz He was transferred to Flamengo.