Mateo Del Blanco leaves Unión in June: fee and destination club | OneFootball

Mateo Del Blanco, who at 22 years old will soon reach his first 100 matches wearing the official Unión de Santa Fe jersey, is writing his best chapters yet with the red and white stripes. He’s coming off scoring a fantastic goal and “chipping” it against Independiente; he was one of the standout players against Boca. These chapters, besides being his best, could also be his last.

An agreement between two international companies will make the “Mini’s” dream come true in the winter transfer market (European summer): to play football in Europe. With the physical arrival of Maxi Insua in Argentina, the administrative process of what had been discussed verbally was accelerated. For the past few hours, the player has been jointly represented by Insua Group (his long-time agents for five years) and KMB, “an international company that has come in to give the player international exposure,” as explained to this outlet.

Kristian Bereit, 35 years old and former director of the Argentine branch of CAA Stellar, has founded his own international football agency, KMB (the initials of his names and surname). He manages, among others, Santiago Ascasibar, Guido Carrillo, Fabricio Iacovich, Santiago Flores, Zaid Romero, Gerónimo Rulli, and Marcos Rojo, all of whom have current or past ties to Pincha.

Additionally, the English agent has significant international reach and presence in European football, representing other big names such as Nicolás Tagliafico, Sergio Romero, Ander Herrera, Gonzalo Luján, Tadeo Allende, Fausto Vera, Facundo Bounanotte, and Walter Benítez.

“He maintains a friendship with Marcos Rojo and they have shared many moments together. One of them relates to a historic moment for Estudiantes. It was in 2018, when the Argentine center-back, together with Bereit, welcomed the 1968 world champions to Manchester. Juan Ramón Verón, Marcos Conigliario, Eduardo Flores, Oscar Malbernat, and Gabriel Flores toured the corners of Old Trafford and later dined with Kristian and Marcos, who at that time was a player for the Red Devils,” explains the Infocielo site from La Plata.

KMB approached Del Blanco and, far from any conflict with Insua Group, everything was agreed upon jointly: when to sell, how to sell, and where the “Mini” will play after his breakout at Unión.

“Mateo Del Blanco is definitely leaving in June and the chosen destination is Europe,” confirmed the new dual representation of the Tate’s star. Currently, three French clubs are leading the race: Racing de Strasbourg, Toulouse, and Lyon.

“The Strasbourg interest is real. There’s also interest from Lyon and Toulouse. In Spain, Italy, and England there are also inquiries. We’ll see who moves fastest, but he will definitely be sold in June,” both agencies agree.

In January 2024, the Tate’s official social media announced: “Mateo del Blanco has extended his contract with the club until December 31, 2026.” Two transfer windows ago, when Unión was in danger due to their low points tally, an offer was rejected and the “Mini” heard the same phrase that Kevin Zenón once did.

“I ask you to stay, we’ll improve your salary, we’ll save ourselves from relegation and then I’ll sell you.” More or less, those were the words of president Luis Spahn. At that time, Universidad Católica had offered 1.5 million dollars for 60 percent. Both parties decided to “wait” and a trigger clause was established that, unofficially, is said to be 2.5 million dollars, “net and upfront” (remember that now Argentine football has installment triggers since the Mastantuono case) for Unión’s coffers.

Initially, the idea is to sell him in June without the clause, through the two agencies, in exchange for three million dollars “net” (not upfront) for Unión, while negotiating a resale percentage in favor of Tate for future sales. Today, without knowing what might happen with Mateo’s form until June, that’s the plan. The player agrees, both agencies do too, and Unión is waiting.

Two more topics: the MLS and the “La Scaloneta” radar. Regarding the first, the USA was never considered as a destination and this newspaper was even able to speak with a member of Javier Mascherano’s coaching staff at Inter Miami: “We are not tracking Del Blanco,” they assured.

As for the Argentine National Team, as with all standout players, Del Blanco is on their radar. The “advantage” of that monitoring is called Matias Manna, match analyst and tactical assistant to Lionel Scaloni on the senior team’s coaching staff. “They’ve been following him but for now a call-up is complicated, there are other options,” they confided.

Why call it an “advantage”? Because Matías Manna worked at Unión when “Colorado” Sava was coach and even recommended in 2013 the inclusion of a youth player who at the time was Mauro Pitton in the professional squad. Since then, Manna has left many friends at López y Planes, maintaining a very special affection for Tate. “He watches a lot of Unión’s matches and the standout is Del Blanco,” explains one of those friends left behind by the Scaloneta member in Santa Fe.

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