Ignacio Fernández will wear the River Plate shirt again

The midfielder Ignacio “Nacho” Fernández agreed today his return to River Plate and in the next few hours he will arrive in Argentina to undergo the corresponding medical examination and sign a contract that will last three years. In this way, Fernández will return to the institution of Núñez after two years at Atlético Mineiro in Brazil, which will receive an approximate sum of three million dollars for the player’s pass, which includes the debt of one million that the Brazilian entity maintained with the Argentine club. The former Gimnasia La Plata, a key piece of the team led by Marcelo Gallardo between 2018 and 2019, would join the squad now commanded by Martín Demichelis, starting next week. It should be remembered that Fernández arrived at Núñez’s team at the beginning of 2016 at the request of Marcelo Gallardo to replace the Uruguayan Carlos Sánchez and became a fundamental piece of the midfield. In 186 games, he scored 31 goals and provided 29 assists. In addition, in his five years at River, he won seven trophies: three Argentina Cups, two Recopas Sudamericana, one Argentine Super Cup and the 2018 Copa Libertadores.The native of Castelli played 83 games and scored 19 goals at Atlético Mineiro, where he was crowned in two state tournaments, won the Brasileirao and also the Brazil Cup and the Supercup.It should be noted that Fernández will be the second reinforcement of River Plate in this market of passes, since a few days ago the return of Matías Kranevitter was confirmed, midfielder formed in the lower leagues of the club, who arrived from Monterrey in Mexico in exchange for two million dollars.

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