Perchman on the positions to strengthen, the possibility of Balotelli, and Nacional's finances: “We're broke.”

Editorial Flavio Perchman, vice president of Nacional, spoke bluntly about the club's economic situation, the transfer market, and the names that are currently dominating the tricolor agenda. He sent a clear message: if there are no “major sales,” there will be no major moves because “the investments have already been made.” And he acknowledged with a laugh: “The truth is that today we are broke.” "At the start of the year, we need an influx of fresh money. Last year, there was Sanabria. We have some accounts with Argentinos Juniors and Santos Laguna for Fagúndez that are generating arrears,“ explained the vice president. In that regard, he said that the financial department of the club had already communicated the economic objective: ”To be in good financial health for the rest of the year, we have to sell for seven million dollars (free). With the sale of Villalba (to Botafogo), we have already covered a fifth of that; we are getting double what we paid for him a year ago.“ He pointed out that there is a young player who may leave: ”Agustín Dos Santos has a chance in the Mexican market, but there has not been any offer yet. For now, he is part of the main squad and will start the preseason.“ He also revealed that they are negotiating with Boston River for ”a young player.“ If these moves go through, he said, ”We would be close and we would be more relaxed." As for the team's lineup, Perchman conveyed calm. “We are very calm about the transfer window because we have identified the areas where we need to strengthen: a center back, a right back, a central midfielder and a box-to-box midfielder, and a right winger.” When detailing positions, he was emphatic: “The right back will be a foreign player. We have three options of different nationalities.” He also said that the winger will also be a foreigner because: “We don't see a winger here that we like.” Regarding the midfield, he dropped a big name. “In the case of the two midfielders, hopefully one will be César Araújo. We have a kind of agreement to wait until December 30, and if he doesn't receive a significant offer by then, he will most likely play for Nacional.” “The other midfielder could be a foreigner. Agustín Amado could be an option only if Agustín Dos Santos leaves,” he added about another rumor in the market. He also confirmed some continuities. “El Diente López is staying at Nacional; he will fulfill his contract for another year.” Regarding Maximiliano Silvera, Perchman conveyed calm. "He is on vacation in the Caribbean; he needed to clear his head. If all goes well, preseason training will begin on January 3. We have advanced documentation to finalize it, we are waiting.“ As for Ebere, he explained his contractual and sporting situation. ”I promised Ebere a special prize if we were Uruguayan champions, money. I told him yesterday. Actually, he said to me, ‘What prize?’" И завершил свое выступление важным пояснением: «Он игрок «Плазы», и мы все еще выплачиваем кредит. Мы выплатили шесть взносов, и нам осталось еще шесть по 16 000 долларов. Я бы хотел, чтобы он остался, но если придет Сильвера, то, по сути, у нас будет переизбыток игроков». В конце он рассказал о известных игроках, которые предлагали ему свои услуги в первые дни трансферного окна, но в итоге сделка не состоялась. Один из них — аргентинец Начо Фернандес, чемпион Аргентины с клубом «Ривер Плейт». «Он сказал нам, что хочет играть в «Химнасии» или «Насьонале», не знаю, по какой причине, но он договорился там», — сказал Перчман. А затем он назвал неожиданное имя: «Еще одним необычным игроком, которого мне предлагали, но я не знаю, мог ли он действительно прийти, был (Марио) Балотелли», — сказал он со смехом. Сразу же он добавил, что не счел это возможным, и вариант был отклонен.