Manuel Lanzini He still hasn’t played a minute so far in the League Cup due to an injury he suffered in River’s preseason. However, the issue that matters most to fans is his continuity in the club, since his contract ends in the middle of the year. This Monday, the midfielder decided to publish a strong message on social networks amid the rumors that distance him from the Millionaire.
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“Happy to be in the best club in the world. #The best is yet to come«Lanzini wrote with two photos of him training with his teammates at the River Camp after being discharged and with the aim of dispelling the versions that claimed that he would leave the Millonario free in the coming months.
According to journalist Germán García Grova, the leadership is going to begin negotiating the renewal of the midfielder’s contract in the coming days.
The hitch suffered a tear in the hamstring of the right leg during the preseason that the Millionaire did in the United States and was marginalized from the first eight days of the local competition, including the Superclásico.
Manu could enter Martín Demichelis’ consideration for River’s next game, which will play on Wednesday, March 6, against Independiente Rivadavia for matchday 8 of the League Cup.
River will host Independiente Rivadavia on Wednesday at the Monumental for the 2024 League Cup
For the ninth date of the 2024 League Cup, River will host Independiente Rivadavia next Wednesday at the Monumental starting at 9:30 p.m. Those led by Martín Demichelis will arrive after a 2-2 draw against Talleres and in third position in Zone A with a total of 14 points, the product of three wins and five draws.
The Mendoza team, for its part, has the objective of adding points that will allow it to leave the bottom of the table. It is just one point behind the last one, in 12th place, with six points after winning twice and losing six others. In addition, the newly arrived coach, Martín Cicotello, will make his debut.