Buenos Aires, March 27 (NA) – River Plate surprised everyone by quickly securing the young Argentinos Juniors defender, Tobías Ramírez, in an express operation. According to information gathered by the Noticias Argentinas agency, 80% of the rights to the 19-year-old player were acquired for a gross sum of 5 million dollars, and he will join the squad in the coming days until December 2029. If River's head coach, Eduardo Coudet, wishes, he can count on the central defender this semester to reinforce the defensive line ahead of the start of the Copa Sudamericana. After twelve matches of the Apertura Tournament, River's Board of Directors, led by Stefano Di Carlo, would likely use the extension clause from the sale of Matías Galarza Fondacon to add a player with projection and future to the club's coffers. The deal came at a time when 'El Bicho' from La Paternal needed to offload players following their early exits in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Argentina, as it does not offer a competitive challenge for a young athlete. In this way, Ramírez joins the list of Lautaro Rivero, Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Paulo Díaz at River, a position that is also affected by the injuries of Germán Pezzella and Juan Carlos Portillo.
