Overview
- Multiple outlets report Marcelo Gallardo has decided not to include captain Enzo Pérez in River Plate’s plans for 2026.
- Ignacio Fernández, Milton Casco and Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez will be informed they will not continue, with Gallardo set to deliver the news personally.
- Fernández and Casco are in advanced talks to join Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, according to local reporting.
- Club sources indicate December-expiring deals are unlikely to be renewed, including Federico Gattoni and Miguel Borja, and River will listen to offers for Paulo Díaz, Fabricio Bustos, Sebastián Boselli and Facundo Colidio.
- From the 2018 core, Franco Armani, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Gonzalo Montiel and Juan Fernando Quintero are expected to remain as one-on-one meetings begin when training resumes.