The soap opera between Valentín Gómez and Cruzeiro is paying off handsomely. Argentine, defender defends Vélez Sarsfield. According to information from the “TyC Sports” portal, Vélez accepted the proposal made by Raposa, which is around US$9 million (R$54.9 million).
The Argentine team maintained a percentage of economic rights, which has not yet been announced. However, according to the Minas Gerais radio station “Rádio 98”, Cruzeiro, in fact, has finished signing for the start of the season and no longer has Valentín Gómez.
According to “Globo Esporte”, the Minas Gerais team’s withdrawal is due to the fact that Vélez changed the proposal four times, all while Cruzeiro waited for bureaucratic issues to be resolved. But the Argentine club wanted to change everything that was agreed and stopped the negotiation.
In fact, the athlete himself would be interested in defending Cruzeiro. Valentín Gómez was already preparing to travel to Brazil.
Who is Valentín Gómez, in Cruzeiro’s sights?
At 21 years old, the defender also plays as a left-back. Left-handed, he appeared in Vélez’s youth categories in 2022 and has a contract with the club until the end of 2026.
In 2024, his performance for Vélez drew a lot of attention, which even attracted the attention of Cruzeiro. Champion of the Argentine Championship, he participated in 43 matches, starting as a starter in 42 of them.
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Who did Cruzeiro hire for 2025?
- Bolasie: The forward played for Criciúma in 2024 and signed with Cruzeiro until the end of 2025.
- Black: striker, who was at Palmeiras, signed until the end of 2027 and has already been announced by the club.
- Christian: midfielder, plays as a midfielder and came from Athletico-PR.
- Rodriguinho: midfielder, who also plays as a striker, was at América-MG and signed with Cruzeiro.
- Gabigol: striker was announced in the first seconds of 2025 as Cruzeiro’s reinforcement. Contract runs until the end of 2028.
- Fagner: the right-back, ex-Corinthians, signed a loan contract with Cruzeiro until the end of 2025.
- Eduardo: former Botafogo midfielder also signed with Cruzeiro until the end of 2025.
- Marquinhos: striker who belongs to Arsenal and was on loan at Fluminense signed on loan until the end of the year.
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