Marcelino Nunez, one of the main figures of Catholic University, leaves Chilean football to go to England. The talented central midfielder of the four-time champion will be the new reinforcement of Norwich, a team that disputes the Championship, which is the second category of football in that country.
as he knew Sporting, the midfielder trained in the foothills will be transferred in exchange for US$ 4 million, the figure at which the player was appraised. Crusaders did not want to part with one of his most valuable items for less than that amount of money.
In fact, initially, the English proposal was around three million dollars for the pass of the 22-year-old footballer. However, the offer did not meet the expectations of the board of directors of the corporation, headed by Juan Tagle, who expected at least one million more in US currency.
Finally, following several days of negotiation between all the parties, Norwich City Football Club raised its sights on the Recoleta native and convinced the student regency to carry out the operation, which was finally sealed a few moments ago.
Contacts between the clubs began a few weeks ago, when Norwich, a club founded in 1902, became interested in the services of Marcelino Nunezwho made his professional debut in San Carlos de Apoquindo, in 2020, with a great goal from a free kick once morest América de Cali, in the Copa Libertadores.
How did they come to the name of Marcelino? According to comments in the foothills, it was the English cast that called directly to inquire regarding the flyer, a name they arrived at following following it for a long time and following a detailed analysis by their scouting office.
Núñez wasn’t even for sale. Even the president of Cruzados, Juan Tagle, made it clear a few days ago, in an interview with Third. “We are not aware of any proposal by Marcelino or another player, except for what has already been done for Diego Valencia. There are a couple of players out there who have some chances of leaving, some who see that they have less continuity in the team and who are a little restless, but with regard to Marcelino we have no proposal and it is clear that Ariel considers him a very important part of the team. important part of the team and usually a starter”, declared the lawyer in these pages.
However, as usually happens in these cases when faced with attractive offers, the player’s desire weighs heavily. Also, the destination is not just any. The English Championship, despite being the second category in that country, is considered one of the most competitive leagues in Europe and one of the most watched in the world.
the same Marcelino Nunez He had assured that his dream was to emigrate to Europe, to a competitive league, regardless of the team. “I would like to get to Europe, to any team. To Seville, for example. I want to play the Champions. It is full of big and important teams. Many players, like Arturo Vidal, who went through Bayer Leverkusen, he was turning around and some time ago he arrived at Barcelona. Imagine, he made it to the biggest team of all. I would like to do that, gain experience and one day join a big team in Europe, ”he said in May of last year.
Precisely, shortly before obtaining the four-time championship, Cruzados had shielded the midfielder with a renewal until 2024, knowing that it was only a matter of time before a club from the Old Continent tried to sign him.
Undoubtedly, a big loss for UC, which seeks to get out of the middle of the table to climb positions and get excited regarding international cups. In this way, Ariel Holan loses another fundamental piece in just two weeks, following the sale of Diego Valencia to Salernitana, an operation that bordered on US $ 2.5 million.
