Sebastián Villa back at Independiente Rivadavia, release clause set | OneFootball

The holidays are over for Sebastián Villa, and his future has begun to clear up. Hours after sharing an enigmatic post at an airport in his native Colombia, where he stayed after last season's end and analyzed the offers that came his way, the forward surprised more than one fan by arriving in Mendoza in the early hours of this Friday and making himself available at Independiente Rivadavia.

"God in command," the forward wrote on Thursday afternoon, minutes before boarding the plane to El Plumerillo. Although rumors placed him in Mexican, Brazilian, and even Saudi Arabian football, he returned to the Cuyo region, a fact documented on his social media, and established a new agreement with Daniel Vila's management, who had given him an ultimatum days earlier: either bring a concrete offer for sale or rejoin training.

The former Boca player has a contract valid until December 2026, and although he was allowed not to join the preseason and stay in his country to consider the next step in his career, offers were scarce, and patience ran out. This Friday, he joined the squad for tonight's debut in the Apertura against Atlético Tucumán. Without being physically and football-ready, Villa is not on the list of called-up players and, barring a last-minute change, will not play, but he will spend the day at the hotel supporting his teammates for the start of the championship.

Furthermore, after Vila denied asking for 12 million dollars to let him go, his new release clause was set: it will be six million and will become effective on July 1, 2026. If an interested party appears before then, they will have to offer a figure higher than the established one to take him.

A great piece of news for the leprosy community and especially for Berti, who considers him an irreplaceable piece in the attack front. Last season, he led the team to secure the first star in its history, played 38 matches, scored six goals, and provided ten assists.

With the president of Independiente Rivadavia, only his counterpart Stefano Di Carlo engaged in talks until the negotiation fell through due to "insurmountable differences," while Villa's entourage received an offer from Santos of Brazil, but it was quickly dismissed because they were only willing to pay five million dollars. Meanwhile, there was an inquiry from Cruz Azul that did not progress further.

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