Unión await Nardoni payment with several issues to sort | OneFootball

While Unión still hasn’t received from Racing the money owed for Juan Nardoni, the board turned down an offer for Maizon Rodríguez, whom they still haven’t finished paying for

In recent days, defender Maizon Rodríguez became one of the hottest names in Unión’s transfer market after concrete interest from Botafogo, which submitted a formal proposal to buy him, although it was dismissed for being insufficient.

The figure, unofficially, was said to be close to 3,000,000 dollars. A significant amount in any context, but low for the Tatengue’s expectations. The reason? The math behind the deal. The club owns 50% of the economic rights and still has outstanding obligations with Juventud de Las Piedras for the purchase. As a result, the money coming in would be considerably less than the overall value of the transfer.

Unión, up against the ropes over some debts

That is why the board understood that letting go of one of the squad’s most promising prospects for that amount was not convenient. However, the situation is not so simple. From the player’s side, the possibility of moving to Brazilian football is viewed very favorably. The chance to take a sporting and financial step forward creates expectations and adds an extra element to the negotiation. That is why, although the first response was negative, the door was not closed.

At Unión they expect Botafogo to return with an improved offer that would allow them to rethink the situation. But still, since they have not finished paying for him, everything becomes more complicated. It is worth remembering that the club is still under a registration ban because of Ecuadorian José Angulo.

Meanwhile, the red-and-white board must live with another problem that affects any move: delicate financial engineering. The fact that Racing has not sent anything for Juan Nardoni has become the major issue, because it means not all commitments can be met.

That is why the Rodríguez case is caught between two needs. On one hand, the sporting one, because Unión believes he can still develop further and increase his market value. On the other, the financial one, because a major sale would help ease several open fronts. The Tatengue is also behind on payments for Diego Díaz’s purchase option with Sportivo Las Parejas, so the situation is very complicated at a sensitive time to begin planning the new squad.

At this point, Unión needs Racing Strasbourg to finally send the money and Mateo Del Blanco to trigger his release clause to bring some relief to the coffers. Or for Belgrano to finalize the Thiago Cardozo deal, which has been dragging on, because there are also debts involving Agustín Colazo. A key week is coming on the financial front.

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