River push for Ángel Correa: how much Tigres want to sell | OneFootball

River’s management and the player have moved closer to an agreement over his contract, but the most complicated part is his departure from Mexico. Although the Nuevo León club is willing to sell him, his price could end up being the definitive obstacle to the deal.

Amid rumors about the possible inclusion of Facundo Colidio in the negotiations for Ángel Correa, Tigres made its non-negotiable stance clear: all cash or nothing. While River is making progress on the player’s contract figures, the Mexican club has drawn a line and will only let him go if the club from Núñez agrees to pay his transfer fee. The price? Between 12 and 15 million dollars.

The Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) side ended its semester last night with a frustrating loss to Toluca on penalties (again) in the Concachampions final. This time, the Argentine forward did convert his spot kick (he missed it in the Liga MX 2025 final shootout), but his team was beaten by Antonio Mohamed’s side.

The truth is that Correa is vital to Tigres’ attacking play. The club bought him a year ago for around 9.5 million dollars from Atlético de Madrid, and since then, the 31-year-old Argentine has become one of the standout figures in Mexican soccer. Although they do not like the idea of letting him go, they would be willing to give in under pressure from the player, but only if they recover their investment. After 23 goals and 13 assists in 54 matches in a year, coming out ahead on the balance sheet would be great business.

In any case, in Núñez they believe the 12 to 15 million dollars being asked now is just the opening move in the negotiation. If the offer gets close to 10 and leaves Tigres with even a minimal profit, the deal could happen. That is what River is aiming for, although they know it is a very large figure that will force them to raise funds in order to take on such an expense.

Although there is no agreement, there have been approaches between River and Ángel Correa since those first talks in April. His contract would become the most important in the squad (probably only below Nicolás Otamendi), but given that he is a 31-year-old World Cup winner, still fully in his prime and with several years ahead of him, they believe it is an investment worth making. For now, the negotiation is still in its early stages, and it is too soon to identify a clear trend. But while the link with the player is progressing, there are still many talks left between Tigres and River to reach a successful outcome.

At the same time as it pursues this move, River, through Stéfano Di Carlo, Enzo Francescoli, and Pablo Longoria, remains in talks with Thiago Almada, the other major target of the transfer window. This deal is even more complicated, but not impossible. What does seem like a pipe dream is the club being able to afford both transfers, so the most likely scenario is one or the other. Today,

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