Leeds United striker Matías Zaracho, however, has ended hypotheses about his long career with a 4. 5 million pound signing to Atlético Mineiro, according to UOL.
Those who have closely followed the story of this light-footed Argentine over the summer may recall that when scouts flocked to Buenos Aires before 2020, Zaracho was worth more than $ 6 million.
Tuttosport said that despite growing interest from Italian giants AC Milan, Racing Club is not easy at 23 million pounds for one of South America’s most exciting young talents.
But what has happened in the last 8 months for the Zaracho market to fall so quickly?
It turns out that the existing monetary crisis has played its part, even the largest clubs in South America have been greatly affected.
And once the European market closed on October 5, Racing knew that the opportunity to sell Zaracho for a really large sum had been gone.
As a result, Atlético Mineiro was able to sneak through the back door and buy the foreign Albiceleste, once international, for a maximum value of Premier League and Serie A clubs as a ‘pocket change’.
Globo Esporte reports that Jorge Sampaoli, the guy who replaced Marcelo Bielsa at the helm of the Chile national team and led them to the glory of the Copa América in 2015, played a key role in the deal that saw Zaracho sign for his team Atlético Mineiro.
“Very excited, pleased to be in this club and very advanced to begin with,” Zaracho told ESPN.
Sampaoli’s victory would possibly be the loss of his former mentor.
Argentine publication Doble Amarillo reported that Bielsa sought out Leeds to point to Zaracho after obtaining the promotion, however, the sudden availability of Spanish star Rodrigo Moreno caused all other functions to be temporarily abandoned.
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