Alavés president on River’s interest in Chacho Coudet | OneFootball

The president of Spain’s Alavés, Alfonso Fernández de Trocóniz, spoke about the possible departure of Eduardo Coudet from the club to join River, amid frantic hours in which he coached a defeat against Levante in LaLiga and his agent Christian Bragarnik received the first formal call from Stéfano Di Carlo.

“We have no news from anyone. Chacho is our coach, we support him and trust him completely. There’s nothing, no news,” he told DAZN before Friday’s match, echoing the coach’s statement that he had not yet been contacted to be considered as Marcelo Gallardo’s replacement.

“I don’t talk about hypotheticals. If that situation arises in the end, we’ll see, but it’s just a hypothesis as of today. If the situation does happen, we have a sporting director and a technical secretary who are always working, but we don’t talk about hypotheticals and we have to focus on the match, which is what’s important,” he said when asked if they had already considered replacements.

For now, the executive’s statements align with the ongoing story, as recounted by Bragarnik himself: “I can officially say that they called me. I’m saying it today because it happened today, I wish I could have told you yesterday or the day before. The president called me together with Enzo (Francescoli), with Leo (Ponzio), and with their manager.”

Still, up until his statements to TyC Sports, the agent had not yet spoken with the coach about the news: “I sent him a message and he said he’d call me when he gets there, he just finished the match. He must be on the road right now.”

“Obviously, he’s tempted, he’s told me so before, but then there are a lot of things to sort out, sporting matters, evaluating the financial side, and an exit, it’s something I’ve dealt with thousands of times. Yes, I think it’s something he’s interested in, but we’ll have to see if everything comes together,” he explained, before listing the alternatives in case the Millonario goes for Chacho: “There is no release clause, so it would be either reaching an agreement with the clubs or, in the case of a resignation, then the club has the option to request compensation.”

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