Unbelievable! Banfield sell Alexis Maldonado during half-time | OneFootball

The regular transfer market came to an end over a month ago. However, those clubs that made sales or loans abroad had an extra window to replace those departures who left for foreign football. Thus, Belgrano and Banfield took advantage of this measure until the last minute, almost literally.

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This benefit granted by Argentine football was in effect until this Sunday at 6 PM, the time when the European transfer market closes. That's why the Drill and the Pirate carried out a double operation right on the edge. At 4:17 PM on Sunday, Belgrano confirmed the purchase of Alexis Maldonado from Banfield for 500,000 dollars in exchange for 80% of his pass.

But it didn't stop there, because from Cordoba they also confirmed that, as part of the operation, Nicolás Meriano was loaned to the Drill until December 2026, free of charge and with a purchase option of 1,200,000 dollars for 80% of his pass. Thus, both teams made this move just hours before the market closed.

This move was so sudden that Meriano had traveled with Belgrano to Florencio Varela to be present at the match against Defensa y Justicia. In fact, the central defender was going to be on the bench, but ended up being removed at the last minute because of this move.

It should be noted that the Pirate rushed the negotiations for Maldonado to fill the place left vacant by Mariano Troilo, who was sold to Parma just a few days ago and allowed the Celeste to have this extra slot to incorporate. And indeed, he took advantage of it to the limit.

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