January 27, 2021 – 12:05
El País editorial office
The 2021 season began with severe economic losses for Colombian teams, all derived from a very difficult year, such as 2020, due to the coronavirus problem.
After shutting down the League for several months due to the pandemic, he had to comply with financial obligations with players and suppliers and then played without an audience in the stands when the tournament resumed, greatly affecting the clubs’ coffers, which made many give up. to make big hires for the contest being played.
This situation has also led several teams to seriously consider offers that are starting to arrive from abroad for important players.
And these are the cases of Deportivo Cali and América, who make a great effort to keep personalities like Agustín Palavecino and Duván Vergara on the payroll, despite the proposals that the very strong clubs have from an economic point of view.
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For Palavecino there was first a possibility of Mexican football. But now River Plate appears on the road, although the first offer did not satisfy Deportivo Cali.
Duván Vergara is said to claim it from Brazil.
The departure of these two players will depend on the amount offered by the interested clubs.
Palavecino
Agustín is 24 years old and since 2019 he has been at Deportivo Cali, a club he reached with many questions because he was a little known player in the field.
He came from the modest Platense, with which he played in the third and second division. It was his only club in his native Argentina.
But Palavecino arrived determined to make a name for himself in Colombian football, copying a little of what happened to his Argentine colleague Fabián Sambueza at Deportivo Cali.
And he managed it until today, he became the great figure of the Verdiblanco team and one of the best players in the Colombian League.
He is a modern offensive midfielder, very technical, extremely mobile, a great passer, he easily reaches the goal and, when it comes to wearing overalls at a time when the opponent has the ball, he has no problem turning around and helping to recover it.
What’s the matter with River?
The Argentine team made a first offer and did not fulfill the aspirations of Deportivo Cali, which has 50% of the rights. The other half belongs to Platense, but Cali can negotiate now.
In Argentina, they say River will return to the fray with a new offer. He wants a loan with an option to buy, but Cali accepts a final sale for a figure close to 4 million dollars.
What does Cali lose if he leaves?
He loses a lot. Palavecino is the natural driver of Cali, the organizer of the game, the one who gives clarity from the middle of the field.
What would Cali gain?
An important economic entry in times of crisis, in addition to the fact that it is confirmed as a sales club.
Vergara
The Monterrey winger is 24 years old and has been in America since 2019.
He came to the red box in Rosario, Argentina, where he had little chance to play. Envigado had gone to that team, which was the club where football started.
Vergara took the opportunity in America to relaunch his football career. And little by little he became one of the key pieces of the eleventh scarlet, even reaching the 2019 title after playing, individually, in a big campaign.
His position on the field is almost always his left wing. From there he begins to make diagonals that disrupt any defensive system.
Vergara can also play on the right. He is a very technical player, who has the virtue of almost always taking advantage of the goal options presented to him. And when he doesn’t score, he appears as an effective passer-by, empowering his attacking partners.
Tenders
America knows that the chances of losing the player are many, because there are interested teams; Moreover, the midfielder would prefer to continue his career abroad.
There has always been talk of Brazilian football, but it is not excluded that other leagues will offer to sign them.
What is America losing?
He would lose the most unbalanced player he has, a man who weighs on the team and makes a difference on the field.
What would the tomatoes gain?
America would have a significant economic income, which would allow it to get another player to fit the budget.