With nine gone and hardly any new faces, Unión change tack to stop exits | OneFootball

Unión is moving forward with its preseason work at its training ground, but the picture painted by the transfer market is causing concern within the coaching staff. Under the guidance of Leonardo Madelón, the squad trains daily while the coach awaits urgent answers from the board of directors. The footballing reality shows that the team has been notably weakened heading into the upcoming Clausura Tournament, as the number of departures has far exceeded that of new signings during this break.

So far, a total of nine departures have been confirmed through sales, loans, and contract terminations. Among the first to leave was Claudio Corvalán, who ended his contract to join Deportivo Madryn, followed by Tomás González, who moved to Deportivo Riestra, and Enzo Roldán, transferred to Nueva Chicago. Likewise, Nicolás Paz agreed to leave before signing with San Martín of San Juan. The most significant deals financially were the transfers of Mateo Del Blanco to Racing Strasbourg of France and Rafael Profini to Metalist Kharkiv of Ukraine. The list of departures was completed by the loan of Franco Ratotti to Unión Española of Chile, the return of Nicolás Palavecino to Defensa y Justicia, and the end of Emiliano Álvarez’s contract, as he has already been unveiled at Progreso of Uruguay.

The exodus of players could grow in the coming days, as several negotiations are already well advanced. Francisco Pumpido is all but set to continue his career at Nacional of Paraguay, while the club’s leadership is also working on terminating the contracts of Augusto Solari and Franco Fragapane. On the other hand, incoming transfers are virtually at a standstill. The only development is the return of Mauro Luna Diale to begin a new spell at the club, although the forward has not yet been officially presented to the press and the fans.

Given this scenario of internal bleeding, the stance of the club’s board appears to have changed drastically following the influx of funds from the sales of Del Blanco and Profini. The current intention of the club’s authorities is to shut the door on any further departures and focus all available resources on finding the reinforcements Madelón needs to balance the squad.

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