Breaking news out of Argrntina.
Tata MARTINO has stepped down as coach of Argentina.
WERTHEIN: A 50% chance of no team at Olympics
The president of the Argentina Olympic Committee has today come out and spoken today about the Olympic team.
According to WERTHEIN, there’s a 50% chance that there won’t even be a team to represent Argentina. Here’s what he had to say:
“There’s a 50% chance that Argentina won’t have a male football team. The chances of there being no team are very high if we leave it in the hands of the AFA.”
Julio OLARTICOECHEA: “There’s no money”
World Cup winner and current U20 National Team coach Julio OLARTICOECHEA has come out and spoken about the situation in the AFA.
The situation appears to be very bad with him stating that there’s no money to even feed the players. Here’s what he had to say:
“The leaders say that the situation at the AFA is unfortunate, but imagine the one’s there day to day. River and Boca are not allowing players to go to the U20 team for political reasons. At the AFA, we’re two people working for 30 kids.”
“At the AFA headquarters, there’s no money to feed the kids. The reality of it all is sad. There are 9 players here who can’t come (to U20 team) because there’s no money. The reality of it all is sad.”
Jonathan MAIDANA could miss Olympics
The hits for Argentina’s Olympic team keep coming.
Everton and Villarreal will both not allow Ramiro FUNES MORI and Mateo MUSACCHIO to join the Olympic team. And now it appears as if River Plate won’t allow Jonathan MAIDANA to go as well.
At this rate, only Geronimo RULLI and Victor CUESTA would be the overage players available for Tata MARTINO at the Olympics.
Roberto PEREYRA linked to England
Juventus midfielder Roberto PEREYRA looks to be on the way out of Turin as he appears to be in the middle of a bidding war.
According to reports, three clubs are interested in PEREYRA’s services. One from Italy and two from England. Napoli, West Ham and Watford are all in for PEREYRA. After an injury filled 2015, PEREYRA is set to leave Juventus with the rumored fee being in the 15 million pound region. However, according to Tuttosport, both English clubs have made bids in the 7 million pound region.