Overview

• Milton Valenzuela has completed his medical and signed an 18-month contract after joining as a free agent from FC Lugano
• Independiente has submitted a $2.5 million offer for 75% of Facundo Zabala’s rights from Olimpia de Paraguay and is closing in on an agreement
• The left back reinforcement follows Álvaro Angulo’s sale to Pumas and Adrián Sporle’s contract termination, which left the position understrength
• Marcelo Saracchi of Boca Juniors remains under consideration as an alternative option if Zabala negotiations stall
• President Néstor Grindetti is combining free transfers with targeted spending to fulfill Vaccari’s mandate for elite depth across all positions