After Rafinha on loan at the edge of the January transfer window at Real Sociedad, will Sergio Rico be the next to pack his bags for Spain? For his third season in the capital, the 28-year-old goalkeeper rose to number three since last summer, behind Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas. He was not listed for the Champions League in the first part of the season. A situation that might push him to take up a new challenge.
In France, AS Saint-Étienne, which opted for Paul Bernardoni, and Clermont inquired regarding his situation, but these two avenues quickly fell through. On the other hand, a door might open on the side of La Liga, in Spain, where as Matteo Moretto, journalist for Sky Sport indicates, RCD Mallorca has ticked the name of Sergio Rico for an arrival this winter.
The Spanish club, which are currently 15th in La Liga, may have to do without goalkeeper Dominik Greif until March. Sergio Rico is one of the avenues explored to make up for his unavailability as part of a loan, without an option to buy, until the end of the season. A first approach was made with the PSG. We are only at the beginning of the discussions between the clubs, and all the conditions are still far from being met to conclude this affair.
The question of the assumption of responsibility for the salary (more than 200 000 € monthly) promises to be central in this file. She might be an obstacle for Mallorca. Sergio Rico, he was extended until 2024 last year but his priority is to find the grounds.
