Unexpected blow for Madelón: Mauro Pittón set to leave Unión for Spain | OneFootball

Mauro Pittón appears to have his days numbered at Unión. His immediate future would be in Spain’s Second Division — commercially known as LaLiga Hypermotion — wearing the colors of Tenerife, a club that has just secured its return to the second tier after a historic campaign in the third division.

Fast-tracked negotiations against the clock

The talks to finalize the transfer are reportedly being handled with strict secrecy but at top speed. The agents representing the Santa Fe-born footballer are said to be in direct, one-on-one contact with Manu Guill, Tenerife’s sporting director. The urgency would stem from the island club’s needs, as the Spanish squad has already begun preseason and wants to integrate the midfielder as soon as possible.

The clearest sign of his departure can be seen in Unión’s daily training sessions. Pittón has reportedly already been removed from the main group and is training separately alongside Franco Fragapane and Augusto Solari.

An unexpected blow for Leonardo Madelón

The news reportedly landed like a real bucket of cold water in the red-and-white camp. Within the club, the transfer is being described as “unthinkable” because there had been no prior rumors about his exit; the market spotlight had been focused on other regular starters who had drawn interest after their strong season. His departure would represent a very heavy blow to the footballing structure head coach Leonardo Madelón was planning for the second half of the year.

The two paths to untangle the contractual puzzle

The leadership on López y Planes Avenue is reportedly trying to work out the financial terms of the transfer under unusual circumstances, since the midfielder has only six months left on his contract with El Tatengue. Given that situation, Pittón’s departure would ultimately be settled through one of these two concrete options:

This crossroads bears striking similarities to Palacios’s recent departure, where the short time left on the deal forced the board to seek a negotiated exit to avoid the player leaving on a free at the end of the year. With this transfer, the Tatengue midfielder would become a direct rival of another former Unión player in Spanish football, Jerónimo Dómina, who currently wears the Cádiz shirt.

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