The Uruguayan has been on the radar of the Rio de Janeiro club since 2019 and Sampaoli told the board his arrival is one of his priorities.
River has long known that Nicolás De la Cruz is on his way out. In addition to the great commitment he has shown to the club and the identification he has with the shirt and the sports project, the Uruguayan has been waiting for some time for better offers from an economic point of view. And it seems that the first is about to drop: Flamengo has him as one of its priorities for the next transfer market and, as he learned GOALthere was already a first rapprochement with the player.
River’s full agenda for 2023
DLC has been under Mengao’s radar since 2019, but until now the Rio de Janeiro club had never decided to move forward with negotiations in earnest. Now, however, the situation has escalated at the express request of Jorge Sampaoli, who made the Uruguayan one of his targets as soon as he agreed to arrive.
For this reason, after an initial survey where they found good intentions on the other side of the line, the directors of Fla took advantage of the trip to Buenos Aires in early May as part of the visit to Racing for the Copa Libertadores to have personal contact with the player’s environment. And while no further progress has been made for now, the truth is that the Brazilian club is already rearming the squad, trying to free up the wage bill with key starts such as David Luiz, Arturo Vidal, Bruno Henrique, Marinho and Caio. and Talks with the Uruguayan are expected to resume when the transfer window for Brasileirao opens on Monday, July 3.
Apart from the fact that De la Cruz is a fundamental player for Martín Demichelis and one of the great references of the team, the truth is that in Núñez they know that they have practically no margin to keep him. The Uruguayan spent the entire second semester of last year with the open chance of signing with a club in early 2023 to go free, but he was always clear that this was not the way he wanted to leave the Millionaire, so finally in November , before going to the World Cup, he renewed his belt until 2025. Naturally, as part of the new agreement, the management promised to listen to the proposals that would come from the player in the future.
The logical expectation was that these offers would come in the summer, but after Celeste’s frustrating time in Qatar, the midfielder decided to undergo surgery to correct a chronic knee problem and any possible management was ruled out. Now, already recovered (apart from the fact that this first semester cost him the set up), they begin to say goodbye to the player in River. Will Brazil be your destination?
Source: Goal