When all the attention was focused on the World Cup debut of the Argentine National Team against Algeria tonight, River surprised everyone with a bombshell announcement. Through a statement, the Millonario confirmed that 12 players will not be part of the delegation traveling to preseason in Alicante, Spain, a measure that marks the beginning of a deep restructuring of the squad for the second half of the year.
The decision responds to the project led by Eduardo Coudet, who along with the management has already begun to define which players will not be considered for the second part of the year. The squad will resume training this Wednesday and will depart for Spain on Saturday, June 20, but several important names have been left out of the plans.
Among the players who will not travel are Paulo Díaz, Germán Pezzella, Fabricio Bustos, Maximiliano Meza, Giuliano Galoppo, Maximiliano Salas, and Alex Woiski. All of them must report on June 22 to continue training while their contractual or sporting situation is resolved. This list also includes Ian Subiabre and Santiago Lencina, who are currently in negotiations to join other clubs and, for that reason, will also not be part of the preparation in Europe.
