What Tobías Ramírez will add to Coudet's River defence | OneFootball

Out of nowhere and without much fanfare, River signed Tobías Ramírez, and Eduardo Coudet added one of the most promising defenders in Argentine football. At just 19 years old, he will provide a new option in Chacho’s range of choices at the back, where he currently has Lautaro Rivero, Paulo Díaz, Lucas Martínez Quarta, and the injured Germán Pezzella and Juan Carlos Portillo.

A product of Argentinos Juniors’ youth academy, Ramírez has always stood out for his leadership, a trait that made him shine at youth level and was key to his first-team debut at just 17 years old in 2024. Curiously, that match was against River at the Monumental.

After an excellent 2023 in which he played 31 matches for El Bicho, his involvement in the team gradually declined. However, during last October, he stood out as one of Argentina’s top performers at the Under-20 World Cup in Chile. There, he was the second player with the most interceptions and the third with the most clearances, playing every minute of the tournament and even serving as captain.

Another of the defender’s strengths is his great ability in the air, an area in which he excels thanks to his height of 1.85 meters. Comfortable on either side, he can play both as a right center back and a left center back. It is worth noting that when Coudet was Alavés’ head coach, he had already shown interest in him.

The brand-new signing arrives with 12 rounds of the Apertura Tournament already played thanks to an exception requested from the AFA following the sale of Matías Galarza Fonda to MLS, so he could begin training next week.

Sources at the Tifón de Boyacá say the deal was closed at $5 million for 80% of his rights. Sources in Núñez agree on the percentage, but differ on the amount, claiming the signing cost $3.5 million. What both sides do agree on is that Ramírez’s contract will run until December 2019.

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