Racing sell Balboa, Unión pocket a tidy sum | OneFootball

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·23 January 2026

Racing sell Balboa, Unión pocket a tidy sum

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The former Unión player Adrián Balboa went to Russian football and Unión is rubbing its hands over the sum of money it will receive

Pari Nizhniy Novgorod is the club that intends to have the Uruguayan, and the first offer was one million dollars, a figure that would be reached with some bonuses. From La Academia, they responded that they want that amount without the objectives to be met.


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The Russians didn't overthink it and sent a quick counteroffer: one million dollars without bonuses but to be paid in four installments. In Avellaneda, they agreed and thus accepted the offer.

Unión holds 20% of the transfer (about 200 thousand dollars) and was eagerly awaiting the outcome, which ended up being positive for the tatengues' coffers.

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