“No big names”: Alonso confirms Medrán stay, urges financial balance

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·11 June 2026

“No big names”: Alonso confirms Medrán stay, urges financial balance

Amid a sporting context full of uncertainty and with the transfer market just around the corner, the club official made it clear that Colón’s priority will be to get its finances in order rather than gamble on high-profile signings.

The president confirmed Ezequiel Medrán will remain in charge and acknowledged that the club will have to part ways with some players to ease the wage structure. In that regard, he explained that there are major contracts weighing on the budget and said the idea is to replace the players who do not stay with others who fit the institution’s financial means.

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“We’ll have to step up”, Alonso said, in a phrase that summed up Colón’s current situation. Without grand promises or shocking announcements, the club official chose to convey caution: the challenge will be to keep the team competitive without jeopardizing the club’s financial stability.

Alonso’s key quotes

“The idea is to part ways with the players who are not going to stay and replace them, trying to make sure they fit more harmoniously within the budget we have.”
“Otherwise, you take your shoes off and you’re going to start skating.”
“I love Colón, I love this institution, and we’ll have to step up.”
“Sometimes I say: ‘look at the mess I got myself into,’ but oh well…”

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