Sebastián Villa returns to Independiente Rivadavia, agrees release clause | OneFootball

The holidays are over for Sebastián Villa and his future began to become clearer. Hours after sharing an enigmatic post at an airport in his native Colombia, where he stayed after the end of last season and analyzed the offers that came in, the forward surprised more than one fan by arriving in Mendoza in the early hours of this Friday and making himself available at Independiente Rivadavia.

"God in command," wrote the forward on Thursday afternoon, minutes before boarding the plane to El Plumerillo. Although rumors placed him in Mexican, Brazilian, and even Saudi Arabian football, he returned to Cuyo, a fact that was captured on his social media, and established a new agreement with Daniel Vila's management, who had given him an ultimatum days earlier: either present a concrete sales offer or rejoin the training sessions.

The former Boca player has a contract valid until December 2026 and, although he was allowed not to join the preseason and stay in his country to analyze the next step in his career, the proposals were not abundant and patience ran out. This Friday, he joined the team for tonight's debut in the Apertura against Atlético Tucumán. Without being physically and football-wise ready, Villa is not on the list of those called up and, unless there is a last-minute change, he will not play, but he will spend the day at the hotel accompanying his teammates for the start of the championship.

Moreover, after Vila denied asking for 12 million dollars to let him go, his new release clause was set: it will be six million and will become effective on July 1, 2026. If an interested party appears before then, they will have to put a figure higher than the established one on the table to take him.

A great piece of news for the "leproso" fans and especially for Berti, who considers him an irreplaceable piece in the attack front. Last season, he led the team to sew the first star in its history, played 38 matches, scored six goals, and provided ten assists.

With the president of Independiente Rivadavia, only his counterpart Stefano Di Carlo engaged in talks until the negotiation fell through due to "insurmountable differences," while Villa's entourage received an offer from Santos of Brazil, but it was quickly dismissed because they were only willing to pay five million dollars. Meanwhile, there was an inquiry from Cruz Azul that did not progress further.

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