Bragarnik: River contacted Coudet, he’s tempted | OneFootball

Christian Bragarnik, representative of Eduardo Coudet, admitted this Friday that he was contacted by River’s top management, led by Stéfano Di Carlo, to inform him that Chacho is "one of the candidates" to replace Marcelo Gallardo as the millionaire team’s coach.

“I’m experiencing the same thing as you, just waiting for it,” the agent told TyC Sports. “Yes, I got the call and I have no problem making it public. When I finished talking with the president, I said, ‘Finally, they’re calling to tell me it’s a possibility,’ and I have no problem sharing that,” he added.

“I can officially say they called me,” he reiterated, and made sure to clarify regarding the rumors circulating for days: “I’m saying it today because it happened today. I wish I could have told you yesterday or the day before, because I’ve always been transparent in my life.” He also gave details: “The president called me together with Enzo (Francescoli), with Leo (Ponzio), and with their manager.”

“The president was very cautious and told me that he was one of the candidates they were going to evaluate, to know his situation, knowing that he has a contract,” he recalled about his connection with Alavés. “I told him, ‘Look, these days I’ve been talking with him and he was waiting to see if it was real or not,’ and from there I’ll have to speak first with the coach and then with the Alavés management, because there’s also a club on the other side with a lot at stake.”

“He has a contract until June. I sent him a message and he said he’d call me when he gets there, he just finished the match. He must be on the road,” he said about the defeat against Levante in LaLiga of Spain. “Obviously, he’s attracted by the idea, he’s told me so before. After that, there are a lot of things to sort out—sports-wise, financially, and regarding an exit. It’s something I’ve dealt with thousands of times. Yes, I think it’s something he’s interested in, then we’ll have to see if everything falls into place.”

“Afterwards, I have a grenade in my hand, but that’s kind of my job,” he continued, imagining a near-future scenario: “From the moment River, through a meeting or a sports talk, decides that from being an option he becomes ‘the’ option, then it’s a matter of seeing the coach’s financial terms and, with the respect the club deserves, how they evaluate it,” he explained.

“Anyone can resign from a contract; there’s no release clause here. It will be either reaching an agreement between the clubs or, in the event of a resignation, the club has the possibility of requesting compensation for breaking the contract. Let’s be positive: if this goes as expected, it’s about putting both clubs in contact and finding the best agreement, or making a decision and accepting the consequences,” he elaborated.

After clarifying, to dispel suspicions, that during the match against Vélez he ran into members of La Banda’s board but only greeted them, he imagined a future conversation between Coudet and Gallardo as a passing of the torch: “I don’t know if he has or had a relationship with Marcelo, but he’s always talked to a lot of people, I don’t think it would be a problem.”

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