After the tough elimination against Racing, River accelerated a process that was already seen as inevitable: a deep reconfiguration of the squad looking ahead to 2026. The end of the year, marked by sporting setbacks and poor collective performance, exposed the need for a purge that will include both free departures and players declared transferable.
After the clásico, Marcelo Gallardo clarified that he will begin working immediately on the restructuring and it is not ruled out that more names could appear on the list, although for now there are already 10 defined who would not continue due to contract and those who could leave through a sale.
The players whose contracts are ending and would leave
First, there is a group whose contracts end in December and would not renew for the next season, which are: Milton Casco, Ignacio Fernández, Gonzalo Martínez, Miguel Borja, Federico Gattoni (his loan from Sevilla expires) and Enzo Pérez.
These players have their departures practically sealed, except for Pérez. The continuity of the Millonario's captain and reference will depend exclusively on his will and, if he stays, he would do so in a secondary role. In that sense, regarding a decision about his future, the midfielder was blunt after the elimination against Academia: "That is what I care about the least. I need to process this anger and then it will be analyzed properly. I do not know, many situations happen, many things. That is what I think about the least".
