Colo Colo must complete the incorporation of a new central defender in the next few days and Matías de los Santos is one of those who has the advantage to put on the Cacique shirt.
Colo Colo urgently needs to find his next reinforcement. With the transfer market closing just around the corner, Cacique is stepping on the accelerator to find a central defender who can replace the injured Emiliano Amor.
There are two options on the table. Tomás Cardona, Defense and Justice player appears as one of the alternatives managed by the Sports Management. However, Matías de los Santos is Morón’s plan A so that he becomes the ninth addition of the Albos.
In Argentina they put Matías de los Santos out of Vélez
The Uruguayan is the one with the greatest advantage to cross the mountain range. In fact, different media and trans-Andean journalists consider their exit from the Fort closed and his road to Colo Colo is increasingly paved.
The supporter media Vélez A Fondo revealed during Tuesday that the Uruguayan will not continue his career in the ‘Blue V’ during 2023. Along with this, the Pasión Fortinera site also echoes the situation and advances advanced negotiations between the player and Popular. For his part, the journalist Manu Chasco assured that the Yorugua’s stay at the club was over, immediately linking him to the Cacique.
It is worth mentioning that Vélez Sarsfield has 75% of the player’s pass. The remaining 25% is owned by the same footballer who still has a valid contract with the club until December 2023. The next few hours will be key in Colo Colo.
Praise to Matías de los Santos
After a great campaign with his club, He reached the semifinals of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, where he was eliminated by Arturo Vidal’s Flamengo. During said year, he completed a great season and, for this reason, he has earned praise from the specialized press.
For example, the renowned journalist Juan José Buscaglia assured Dale Albo that “He is a central defender who did not fit out of place in Vélez, in Millionaires of Colombia also had good returns. His worst version was seen when he had to face Flamengo in the semifinals of the last Copa Libertadores, where he was responsible for the first goal, but there the entire team was clearly surpassed in general and that game ended in a win, he was not particularly responsible ”.
Finally, he stated that “He is a central defender used to playing in big teams, in Colombia he was in Millonarios, he comes from acting in Vélez. At the Argentine level, he usually has a good performance, we will have to see how he does in Colo Colo, because it is one of the biggest teams on the continent and it is going through a difficult situation”.
