Clear-out at River: many players will seek moves in the market | OneFootball

Although the feeling and the image would obviously have been different, the reality is that River’s squad-building for the second half of the year will not undergo changes strictly tied to the defeat against Belgrano in the Apertura final. In other words, the list of expendable players or those open to evaluating offers was going to be the same, as was the list of reinforcements, regardless of the result in Córdoba. And it is a long one, as a deep clean-out is taking shape.

The club’s leadership and Eduardo Coudet himself see it that way: one match was not going to alter the plans for a squad in need of restructuring. As was to be expected after a turbulent and inconsistent first half of the year, the post-Club World Cup River will be rebuilt from the ground up, since the club’s internal draft includes more than 10 names with a real chance of leaving.

Who are the players who could leave River? Those who will look for a fresh start due to a lack of minutes, poor performances, contractual issues, or who will consider offers in the event of a potential transfer that benefits both sides are:

The most high-profile case is that of the idol: Juanfer. A few days ago, his agent had already hinted that there is a chance he could leave Núñez, though without being definitive. He simply said that “after the World Cup we’ll see; players of this kind want to be happy playing. Wherever he is happy, that is where he will be.”

Now, days after the defeat in Córdoba, in which the Colombian only played a few minutes (something that was heavily criticized by the fans), the information confirms that he is among the footballers who could move on and that his time at River may be running out.

The situations of Subiabre, Rivero, Lencina and Colidio have more to do with their potential to generate a major sale that satisfies both the players and the club itself, especially considering that they have already racked up a large number of matches for the club and that, particularly lately, their performances have gone from good to bad. Of course, except for the striker’s exceptional case.

Then, the rest of the list is linked to a difficult footballing present. Díaz, Bustos, Pezzella, Giménez, Galoppo, Castaño and Salas have not been a priority at River for quite some time, both in the final stretch of Marcelo Gallardo’s spell and since Coudet’s arrival. None is considered a key piece by Chacho when thinking about the outlook for the second half of 2026, and they will evaluate proposals to change course.

Castaño and Salas, who arrived in deals worth 14 and 9 million dollars respectively, will have the difficult task of bringing offers to the Monumental so that River can at least recover part of the heavy investment made. In Núñez, they are aware that it seems unrealistic today for any club to pay figures close to those amounts, especially given a current situation that has them more out of the team than on the pitch, but they will look to cash in anyway.

In every case — in addition to some youth players who could leave on loan in search of minutes — beyond the intentions of the parties involved, their future will also depend on what the market dictates.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.