Colón de Santa Fe forward Facundo Farías, who is on Boca and River’s radar, acknowledged this Thursday that he had a talk with the vice president of Xeneize, Juan Román Riquelme, and affirmed that it is time to “take a leap” in his football career.
“It makes me happy that Boca and River notice me but if an offer comes from Europe, I would go without problems. Of course I would like to play in a big team in Argentina before, “Farías said in statements to ESPN.
The exit clause of the sabalero attacker is valued at 10 million dollars, unattainable for the coffers of an Argentine club, but both the cast of La Ribera and the Millionaire seek to reach an agreement with Colón to have the jewel of the 19-year-old Santa Fe team.
“I want to progress and take a leap that is for the better. I am a Colón fan and I have a contract, I will stay if nothing comes, although of course I must think about my sporting and economic future, and also about that of my little sister, “he explained.
The attacker recently lost his father (his mother died when he was young) and He was left in charge of his 11-year-old sister. In fact, in recent days, his representative Martín Sendoa made the adoption procedures of the player and the girl at the footballer’s own request.
Immediately afterwards, Farías revealed: “With Román (Riquelme), after the match we had against Boca in La Bombonera, we approached Gonzalo Piovi and there was a mini talk, there was a chacota. And yes, That chacota was kind of seductive. Riquelme tried to seduce me, but I didn’t say anything and I just listened. “
Farías, one of the great figures of Colón, champion of the League Cup in the first semester, He has 47 games in the First Division (34 as a starter) and scored 8 goals.
“I feel identified with (Carlos) Tevez and (Sergio) Agüero but I’m a hitch, at nine I don’t feel very comfortable beyond playing there. I would like to play as a liaison, “he explained regarding his preferences on the court.
Finally, Farías, Diego Maradona’s fanatic – he has a tattoo of him on his right calf and during the interview he wore a T-shirt with the image of the star and the legend “al amigo todo”, alluding to the phrase of Juan Domingo Perón-He added: “With my friends we look at the Instagram messages and laugh. I upload a photo of my dog and they write to me to go to Boca, they are driving me crazy,” joked the attacker, who also maintained that Marcelo Gallardo is the best coach of Argentina.
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