Bragarnik: River contacted Coudet, he’s tempted | OneFootball

Christian Bragarnik, representative of Eduardo Coudet, admitted this Friday that he was contacted by the River leadership, headed by Stéfano Di Carlo, to inform him that Chacho is "one of the candidates" to replace Marcelo Gallardo as the millionaire coach.

"I am experiencing the same as you, waiting for that," the businessman told TyC Sports. "Yes, I received the call and I have no problem sharing it. When I finished talking with the president, I said ‘finally they call me to tell me it’s a possibility’ and I have no problem saying it," he added.

"I can officially say that they called me," he reiterated, and clarified regarding the rumors that have been circulating for days: "I say it today because it was today, I wish I could have told you yesterday or the day before because I have always been like this in my life, transparent." He also provided details: "The president called me together with Enzo (Francescoli), with Leo (Ponzio), and with their manager."

"The president was very cautious and told me that he was one of the candidates they were going to evaluate, what his situation was, he knows he has a contract," he recalled about his connection with Alavés. "I told him ‘look, these days I’ve been talking to him and was waiting to see if it was real or not’ and from that, I will have to talk first with the coach and then with the Alavés authorities because there is also another club involved that plays a lot of things."

"He has a contract until June. I sent him a message and he agreed to call me when he gets there, he just finished the match. He must be on the road," he indicated about the day's defeat against Levante in LaLiga of Spain. "Obviously it entices him, he has conveyed it to me at the time, then there are a lot of things to resolve, in sports, evaluating the financial aspect and an exit, it’s something that has happened to me thousands of times. Yes, I believe it is something that interests him, then we’ll have to see if everything comes together."

"Then I have a grenade in my hand but it’s a bit my role," he continued imagining a near scenario: "From the moment River with a meeting or a sports talk decides that from an option it becomes ‘the’ option, it remains to see the economic issue of the coach and with the respect the club deserves, how it evaluates it," he explained.

"Any contract can be resigned by the person, here there is no termination clause and it will be either reaching an agreement with the clubs or in the resignation, then the club has the possibility to request compensation for the breach of contract. Let’s be positive, if this is as expected, it’s about putting both clubs in contact and finding the best agreement or making a decision and assuming the consequences," he expanded.

After clearing suspicions by mentioning that in the match against Vélez he crossed paths with members of La Banda's board but only greeted them, he imagined a future conversation between Coudet and Gallardo as a passing of the baton: "I don’t know if he has or had a relationship with Marcelo but he has always talked to many, I don’t think he would have a problem."

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