While in the Monumental offices they prepare a proposal that will convince the City Group, Valentín Castellanos was part of the starting team for New York City FC this Tuesday night once morest Santos Guápiles, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League. And he scored two goals!
The man from Mendoza was lined up from the start in the Major League Soccer champion at the National Stadium of Costa Rica, in what was the first match of the Concachampions (round trip series). A participation that occurs at the same time that in River they try to seduce the City Group with a proposal, owner of the rights to the 23-year-old striker, in a negotiation that seems to have entered difficult territory.
Castellanos’ first goal came at 5′ of the first halfpenalty, to put his team ahead. The second, a gem: Entering from the left, the man from Mendoza opened his foot and nailed the ball to Rojas’ far post.
Why is it difficult with Castellanos
The figures that are lowered are high -the closest antecedent, the purchase of Lucas Pratto for 11.5 million euros from San Pablo- because the operation would cost River a total of 10,000,000 dollarswhich in principle proposed disbursing the important figure in four years: 50% in an initial phase of the operation, which would be segmented into installments and gradual purchase obligations of percentages of the pass.
But nevertheless, the Americans prefer a shorter term for the total payment of the operation, which forced River to review its financial strategy to try to reach an understanding with the City Group -holding owner of the rights of Castellanos- before Saturday at 20, when the extension of the closing of the transfer book for the clubs that transferred players abroad ends (in this case, the transfer from Carrascal to CSKA Moscow).
If the pass to River was on track, Castellanos probably would not have played this Tuesday in NYC, but the Doll and the managers maintain the illusion of reaching an agreement to add the eighth reinforcement to the champion.
