Racing star Santiago Solari on Vasco's radar for July | OneFootball

Vasco da Gama has shown strong interest in signing forward Santiago Solari to strengthen the squad during the mid-year transfer window. The Rio-based board is closely monitoring the situation of the Argentine player, who currently plays for Racing. The news crossed the border this Tuesday (24) through a report published by El Crack Deportivo. The winger has established himself as an undisputed starter under coach Gustavo Costas. Buenos Aires-based executive Diego Milito is following the market movement and has already indicated internally that the player’s departure will not be made easy by the club’s leadership.

Vasco’s search for a wide attacker runs into the target’s high valuation in recent transfer windows. The specialized platform Transfermarkt values the player at around 3.5 million euros (roughly R$21 million). The Argentine’s contract with the Avellaneda club runs for a long period, keeping him tied to the team until the end of the 2027 season. The winger joined the club at the start of 2024 and has put up solid numbers over the past two years, totaling 87 official matches, 14 goals, and 12 assists for his teammates.

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Competition for Vasco in the market and the asking price

The competition for the signing requires strong financial structuring from Vasco’s football department. Corinthians recently tried to sign the forward and ran into the Argentine board’s firm stance during negotiations. Newspaper Olé detailed the failed attempt by the São Paulo club, which submitted a formal loan offer with a mandatory purchase clause worth US$2.5 million for 80% of his rights. Racing considered it insufficient and remained firm on US$4 million to move forward with the transfer.

The Gigante da Colina board is analyzing the figures demanded and studying the feasibility of making an offer that meets the US$4 million requested by the Argentines. The player’s unquestioned starting role in the current campaign has caught the attention of Vasco’s scouts, who see the winger as a piece capable of raising the level of aggressiveness in the attacking system set up by Renato Gaúcho. The market scouting is focused on names who would arrive with strong technical status and immediately compete for a place in the starting eleven.

Who is Santiago Solari?

Forward Santiago Solari is 28 years old and has built his career with great prominence in Argentine football, currently serving as Racing’s main outlet for pace. Born in the city of Arizona, in Argentina, the player began his journey with smaller clubs such as Atlanta and Gimnasia y Esgrima, before gaining national recognition while wearing the shirt of Defensa y Justicia.

The move to his current club in Avellaneda came in the early 2024 transfer window, where he established himself under Gustavo Costas and played a crucial role in winning the Copa Sudamericana against Cruzeiro at the end of that same season. The winger has strong sporting DNA, being the brother of fellow player Pablo Solari, and has attracted Vasco’s attention for his high level of aggressiveness and ability to break lines from the flank.

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