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Almagro's Gianfranco Joannaz seeks new club after viral post

21-year-old Argentine footballer Gianfranco Joannaz, right-back for Almagro, became the center of discussion after posting on social media asking for a new club to get playing time. The player, who won't be considered by the 'Tricolor' this season, explained the reason for the controversy and gave advice to young athletes.


Almagro's Gianfranco Joannaz seeks new club after viral post

Last year I had an agent and when I did, I didn't get to play or I was given the opportunity,” he clarified.Additionally, he revealed a key fact: the viral post wasn't even made by him, but by his father, who pushed him to try this path as an alternative to unblock the situation.Joannaz stated that he has been at Almagro since youth and that he formed at the club from seventh or eighth grade, until reaching the Reserve team and fulfilling his dream of debuting in the First Division.That's why, although he is going through a tough time now, he avoided any reproach towards the institution: “No remorse, because Almagro is a club that has given me a lot.After they don't take you into account, it's things in football and you have to put up with it”.His idea, as he explained, is clear: to play wherever necessary to show himself again and for that to become a springboard for what comes next.Finally, the full-back emphasized that he doesn't mind dropping a category if that guarantees him continuity.“Playing and showing myself, if I'm doing well, it can be used as a springboard,” he stated.Additionally, he left a piece of advice for the kids coming up: “Train a lot, take care of yourselves off the field, live the training sessions as if it were a match.Sometimes there are opportunists”.One of the points that most took hold on networks was the version that the club would have 'dropped' him for not having an agent, something that Joannaz firmly denied.“What I need is to play.Work pays off in the long run”.While defining his future, Joannaz holds on to the essential: the desire to compete, grow and earn a place in football from the most authentic point of promotion.“That's not true.Buenos Aires, January 21 (NA)–The right-back for Almagro Gianfranco Joannaz, became one of the most talked-about stories in Argentine promotion after a post went viral on networks where he was looking for a club to get playing time.The 21-year-old footballer, who will not be taken into account by the 'Tricolor' for this season, acknowledged that he still has nothing settled, although he confirmed that 'he has spoken with several people' and that he is 'weighing options' to choose the best.In an interview with the Argentine News Agency, the defender explained that the commotion surprised him completely: 'I had no idea the issue could get so big, I didn't imagine it'.In that sense, he detailed that, although he receives many messages and contacts, he prefers to proceed with caution: 'Being something from social networks, one has to have a certain caution because one doesn't know who has good intentions and who doesn't'.