Nicolás Otamendi and Julián Álvarez will play the Olympics with Argentina.
Otamendi and Álvarez will be in France with Javier Mascherano and the team. According to Gastón Edul, the two will be there and Benfica have confirmed to the AFA.
Both players would be in the over age bracket of the team. Mascherano can include up to three players over 23 years of age.
Ángel Di María has reportedly agreed to financial terms with Inter Miami.
Di María could soon be playing with Lionel Messi in Miami, Florida. According to Leo Paradizo, the Argentine and Inter Miami have reached a financial agreement.
The club is waiting on Di María for his response but he could be joining Miami in June or in January. As we reported earlier, he could continue his playing career in Rosario Central and later sign with Inter Miami but signs are currently pointing to the 36 year old playing in Miami with Lionel Messi.
Per reports, Ángel Di María could continue his career in Rosario Central and then sign with Inter Miami.
The 36-year-old winger has a contract with Benfica until June of this year. Although the Portuguese club is trying to make him renew for one more year, Di María’s plans would be to play in his childhood team for six months.
Rosario has become a dangerous city in recent years and Di María’s family has received some death threats in the last months. Per these reports, this would be the reason why Ángel’s wife and children would go to Miami after the Copa America, while he plays in Rosario Central for half a year. Then, he would move to Miami in January of 2025 to end his career in Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
“Fideo” is one of the great Argentine players abroad who has always expressed his desire to, at some point, play again for his childhood club.
Former Argentina player and Rosario Central legend Kily González talked about Di María’s possible arrival:
“As long as he is happy with his family, I will be happy too. But let no one have any doubt that he is dying to wear the Central jersey. It is the dream he has had since he left. I hope, God willing, to our club, that he can fulfill it. But I cannot be selfish and think about what I want, but rather respect what he decides.”
Julián Álvarez spoke about Lionel Messi, his season and Manchester City.
Álvarez has landed in Argentina and will begin training with the Argentina national team next week. The 24 year old was asked by the media in Argentina on if he thinks Lionel Messi will continue playing with the Argentina national team. Here is what he had to say:
“Let’s hope so. He will decide until when but hopefully he will. We want him to be there.”
The Argentine was also asked about his season and Manchester City:
“I’m already in my second year. I played a lot of minutes in most of the games this season, especially in the first 6 months and I think I did a good job. I feel adapted to the league and let’s hope that what’s to come will be even better.
“It was a very good season, I think. We won the Premier League, we were in the final of the FA Cup, we competed in the Champions League, I think it was a great season.”
Argentina play two friendly matches in June before the Copa America. Álvarez has been included in the Argentina team for those two matches and the provisional team for the Copa America.
Lionel Messi has four matches remaining in total for Inter Miami and the Argentina national team before the 2024 Copa America.
Messi has two matches left with Inter Miami and two matches for Argentina before the 2024 Copa America in the United States. Messi and Inter Miami host their two final matches before Messi leaves to train with Argentina.
Inter Miami will play Thiago Almada and Atlanta United on Wednesday, May 29 at Chase stadium. Their second match is against St. Louis on June 1, also in Miami.
He will be joining the Argentina national team for June 3 when the team begins training for their two matches before the Copa America. The first match is against Ecuador on June 9 in Chicago, Illinois at Soldier Field.
Argentina will play Guatemala on June 14 in Washington, DC at Commanders Field. Lionel Scaloni will be cutting his provisional list for the Copa America of 29 players down to 26 after the two matches.
The team will be training at Inter Miami’s Chase stadium for the two matches.
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