Paulo Díaz could leave River and move to a foreign league | OneFootball

With no place in River’s current squad, Paulo Díaz is looking for new horizons. Although there are still no formal offers on the table, he has received several inquiries from Major League Soccer (MLS) and his next destination could be the United States. Neither the departure of Sebastián Boselli nor the difficulties in signing a center-back (the situation with Jhohan Romaña remains stalled) have changed Marcelo Gallardo’s stance.

The Chilean went from being considered one of the best defenders on the continent to being left out of the squad list for his team’s decisive matches at the end of 2025. And although he completed the entire preseason with the rest of the squad, he wasn’t even on the bench in the friendly that the Núñez side won against Millonarios in Uruguay.

With two years left on his contract, the situation is unpleasant for all parties. Everyone agrees that his cycle at the club has come to an end after six and a half years and 214 matches with the red sash, but his high salary and his financial and sporting demands have led to several approaches being dismissed. As things stand, he has spent more than a month (between the end of 2025 and this preseason) training with his teammates, but for now, he has no chance of playing again.

At 31 years old and after some knee problems, Paulo Díaz is looking to stay at the top continental level. However, no elite clubs have shown interest, and that’s why the prospect of moving to the United States is gaining strength as the days go by. Approached from Saudi Arabia, the defender is not willing to live again in such a different culture, much less with two young children.

Gallardo did not exclude him from the group and took him to all stages of preseason, probably to avoid his value dropping significantly. River hopes to receive around three million dollars to let him go, a figure that may not do justice to the player’s quality, but which is explained by the club’s need to get rid of one of the highest contracts in the squad.

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