Gallardo’s call, Uruguay’s push: Viña leaves Flamengo for River | OneFootball

Matías Viña is the new signing for River Plate (ARG) after limited playing time at Flamengo

In the coming hours, River Plate (ARG) will announce the signing of Matías Viña, who is leaving Flamengo. The left-back will sign a one-year loan contract with the Argentine club, with an option to buy for the Buenos Aires team. The move to the runner-up of the 2019 Libertadores involves calls from coach Marcello Gallardo and pressure from Uruguay on the eve of the World Cup.

River Plate will report this Monday (05) at the San Martín de los Andes Training Center for pre-season. The club hopes to have Viña participating in activities as early as Tuesday (06). There, the left-back will meet coach Marcelo Gallardo. The manager played a decisive role in getting the left-back to sign with the team.

Gallardo made it clear to Viña that there will be competition for the position with Marcos Acuña, but promised to provide all the support needed for the left-back to regain the good form that took him to Europe and led Flamengo to bring him from Roma (ITA) two years ago. At Mengão, the Uruguayan was the third option, behind Alex Sandro and Ayrton Lucas.

URUGUAY KEEPING AN EYE?

Viña also received a message from another Argentine coach: Marcelo ‘El Loco’ Bielsa, head coach of Uruguay. The coach warned that the left-back will only have a chance to go to the World Cup in June if he gets high-level minutes at a top club, according to the newspaper ‘Olé’.

HOW MUCH WILL FLAMENGO RECEIVE FOR VIÑA?

Thus, the left-back, who is going to River Plate on a one-year loan, will bring in 500 thousand dollars (R$ 2.7 million) for Flamengo. Furthermore, if the player features in 50% of the team’s matches in 2026, it will trigger the mandatory purchase clause for 100% of the player’s rights, for the amount of 5 million dollars (R$ 27 million).

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