Ex River: Villagra leaves Russia after nightmare, joins Inter | OneFootball

The midfielder, who was one of the most expensive purchases in the history of the Millionaire and did not have the expected impact, is close to leaving Russia to play in Brazil. In Núñez, they retain 50% of his transfer rights, and if the deal goes through, they will gain a significant financial return.

Rodrigo Villagra's career continues to take unexpected turns. The midfielder for whom River paid over 10 million dollars, but who never managed to settle in and in 2025 moved to Russia after the scandal with Foster Gillett, is close to leaving CSKA Moscow to become a new player for Internacional de Porto Alegre. If the deal is finalized, the Millionaire will receive a substantial sum of money, as they retain 50% of his transfer rights.

The 24-year-old midfielder is looking to get his football career back on track after a forgettable 2025, during which he was sidelined for several weeks following the incomplete purchase by the businessman allied with Estudiantes. Finally, Núñez had to negotiate directly with the Russian club to unblock his departure and finalize the transfer.

Due to the lack of continuity after several months without competing, a knee injury, and the little rhythm with which he arrived, Villagra only played 11 matches in more than half a year with the CSKA jersey. Therefore, with Inter's firm emergence as a concrete possibility to relaunch his career, the player gave the go-ahead, and negotiations advanced quickly.

How does this affect River? The deal still needs to finalize some details, but it is on track under the modality of a loan until December of this year, with a purchase option of 4.6 million dollars for 100% of the transfer rights.

If executed, the Millionaire would receive 2.3 million dollars, corresponding to their half of the transfer rights, and thus Villagra would definitively leave the Núñez club, where he arrived as a promise and only played 36 matches without being able to show his best version.

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