River clearout: where the six departing players could end up | OneFootball

Several historic players from Madrid, including Enzo Pérez, will not continue with the Millonario and are in search of a new club. Some, like Nacho Fernández, already have their next team lined up.

After a “terrible” football year, Marcelo Gallardo took charge of the situation and led the anticipated cleanup of the River squad: the six players whose contracts end in December will not renew and will leave as free agents, including several Madrid legends, as informed by the coach himself.

This Friday, after saying goodbye to their teammates, Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernández, Milton Casco, Gonzalo Martínez, Miguel Borja, and Federico Gattoni will leave the River Camp and start a new chapter in their careers. What will become of their careers? Some already have their next destination lined up, others are considering various options, and there is one case that remains a mystery.

Enzo Pérez

Informed by Gallardo himself that he is not in the plans for 2026, an unexpected scenario given his role as leader and captain at River, the player from Mendoza is starting to consider other paths because he wishes to continue playing. At 39 years old, Estudiantes, the club he left at the end of 2024 to return to the Millonario, appears again on the radar as an option, but nothing is official yet. His story has an open ending.

Ignacio Fernández

Aware that his journey at River was over, Gimnasia picked up the phone and already has advanced talks to bring Nacho back. The 35-year-old left-footer would return to the club where he began his football career regardless of what happens in the elections on November 29 at the Lobo.

Milton Casco

Gimnasia also seems to be the possible destination for the left-back, although in this case, as his departure from the Millonario came as a “surprise” to his circle, the negotiations from La Plata have just begun in the last few hours. The fact that Fernández is likely to move to the Bosque is significant and could lead Casco to follow in his footsteps, especially since at 37 years old, he would look favorably on returning to where he started to close a cycle.

Miguel Borja

After more than three years at the club, 62 goals, and a history of ups and downs in his relationship with the fans, the Colombian's time in Núñez has come to an end after much wear and tear and his role in the team becoming completely secondary. In the race to sign him, Tigres, one of the interested Mexican clubs, and also América de Cali. However, his agent, Juan Pablo Pachón, recently ruled out the possibility of him returning to his country for now.

Gonzalo Martínez

The Pity is the player whose future is most uncertain, especially due to physical issues. Without playing minutes for more than two months due to successive injuries, a situation that affected him throughout this last - and truncated - stint at River, there is not even a hint of where he might continue his career.

Federico Gattoni

With the loan ended, the defender who arrived at the request of Martín Demichelis in mid-2024 will leave River after a stint with almost no prominence to return to Sevilla. This year, he barely played 90 minutes under Gallardo. His stay was extended simply for economic reasons: If he left in June, the Millonario would have had to pay almost a million euros for prematurely ending the loan.

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