After Benfica snub, River Plate make decision on Prestianni | OneFootball

River Plate does not give up on Gianluca Prestianni. According to recent reports, the Buenos Aires club continues to insist on signing the Argentine, despite Benfica having rejected the initial offer — around 4.3 million euros for 50% of the player's rights.

Looking to carry out a deep overhaul of its squad, River Plate believes that the 19-year-old attacking midfielder is an asset to their project and, for that reason, will make a new move to secure Prestianni's signature, who is not seen as an undisputed starter in José Mourinho's squad.

Thus, the River Plate board has decided to send to Portugal a representative who will be responsible for conducting negotiations with Benfica for the young Argentine international's rights. In addition, the number 25 is said to have expressed to Rui Costa his desire to return to his home country.

This news, published by the newspaper A Bola, was initially reported in Argentina by TyC Sports. According to the same source, the arrival of a River Plate emissary to negotiate with Benfica is a clear sign that the Eagles are not closing the door on a possible departure of Prestianni.

Furthermore, the Portuguese sports daily adds that the playmaker is putting pressure on the Benfica board to return to Argentina. However, Benfica does not want to lose money and knows that the number 25's value has risen considerably since his participation in the U-20 World Cup.

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