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Real Sociedad has initiated contact with River Plate to evaluate the signing of Lautaro Rivero, a 22-year-old central defender. The Real Sociedad transfer market is focused on strengthening its defensive rotation for the upcoming season.
The Donostiarra entity is urgently seeking to incorporate a defender after the breakdown of negotiations with Nayef Aguerd this Sunday, in an operation where the Argentine club demands 5 million euros for 50% of the player's economic rights.
Financial conditions of River Plate for Lautaro Rivero
According to journalist Renzo Pantich, the board of River Plate is willing to transfer Rivero to Real Sociedad by selling half of his pass for slightly over 5 million euros. The 22-year-old center-back played only 10 minutes after coming off the bench in the last match against Argentinos Juniors, a sporting situation that accelerates talks for his move to Europe.
The Real Sociedad sports director, Eric Bretos, has reactivated this route after probing it in June. The technical urgency of Real Sociedad lies in the lack of available players in the core of defense, where the current squad has not recorded any incorporations just days away from completing the preseason.
Alternatives for Real Sociedad's defense
The collapse of negotiations for Aguerd forces the Basque sports management to consider Rivero as a top alternative alongside Ladislav Krejci and Nathan Zézé. The Anoeta leadership is weighing the investment of 5 million euros to acquire half of the pass of the River Plate player before the transfer window closes.
Real Sociedad has not closed any signings this summer, increasing pressure on Bretos to finalize an acquisition in the defensive sector. The opportunity to acquire 50% of the rights allows the sending team to retain a stake in a future sale of the center-back.
Real Sociedad's board will hold a meeting with River Plate's representatives in the next 48 hours. In that meeting, the Gipuzkoan entity will decide whether to submit the formal offer of 5 million euros to finalize the partial purchase of Rivero's pass or to formalize a proposal for Zézé or Krejci.
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