Gattoni out at River, Sevilla wary of his return | OneFootball

Among the numerous departures expected at River after December, one that is already confirmed is that of Federico Gattoni. The defender will finish his 1-month loan and must return to Sevilla, where they are far from welcoming him with open arms.

The acquisition of the defender, who emerged from San Lorenzo, did not go well: he played only 7 matches and hasn't added any minutes since March, when he was a starter in the victory against Ciudad de Bolívar for the Copa Argentina. Since the return from the Club World Cup, the player has not been called up even once.

Gattoni has been completely sidelined in consideration, and his stay at the Núñez club was only for economic reasons: it was cheaper to leave him hanging until December than to end his loan on June 30. To make matters worse, in Spain, they have already warned that his return will be a problem.

Gattoni will not have a place in Sevilla Matías Almeyda's Sevilla has lost more than it has won so far in LaLiga, and the return of River's current defender is nothing more than a headache. The Spanish club wants to have a good winter transfer market, but the Argentine defender complicates the plans.

“We have been working for months on both the winter market and the next summer one. The problem is that we have 25 slots used, and Gattoni is also returning,” warned Antonio Cordón, the director of football for the Andalusian team, who stated: “We have a roadmap that we hope to fulfill, but there will have to be departures for there to be arrivals.”

The defender was purchased at the beginning of 2023 and stayed on loan at San Lorenzo for six more months. After playing just 4 matches (126 minutes and one goal), he was loaned to Anderlecht. With only 10 matches played in Belgium, he returned and moved to River, where he also couldn't gain continuity.

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