Agustín Giay is set to start for Argentina against Iceland.
Agustín Giay started in Argentina’s 2-0 win against Honduras and is expected to be in the starting eleven. According to Gastón Edul, Giay will be in the starting eleven.
The Argentine could be called-up to replace Leonardo Balerdi for the Argentina national team at the World Cup.
Guido Rodríguez is the main candidate to replace Leonardo Balerdi in the Argentina national team.
Rodríguez could be called up to the World Cup. According to Gastón Edul, Guido is the main player that could replaced Leonardo Balerdi.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is expected to announce Balerdi’s replacement after the match against Iceland. Agustín Giay, Nicolás Capaldo, Emiliano Buendía and Máximo Perrone are also being rumored as possible replacements.
Real Madrid have confirmed that they submitted a €150 million offer to Atlético Madrid for Argentina forward Julián Álvarez. Atlético rejected the proposal and referred Real Madrid to the player’s release clause.
In an official statement, Real Madrid announced that its board of directors had approved a formal offer for Álvarez.
“Real Madrid C.F. announces that, following today’s Board of Directors meeting, it has submitted an offer of €150 million to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federative rights of player Julián Álvarez.”
Atlético Madrid responded with a statement of its own.
“After studying and evaluating it, Club Atlético de Madrid has thanked Real Madrid for the offer made, within the framework of the good relations between both clubs, and has rejected it, referring to the player’s release clause.”
Atlético’s position has been consistent for months. The club does not intend to negotiate a transfer below Álvarez’s release clause, which is reported to be more than €500 million.
Although the official statements were formal, Atlético later responded on social media with a post titled “Official clarification regarding our neighbors’ official statement.”
In the post, Atlético said it had not studied or evaluated any offer for Álvarez and disputed Real Madrid’s suggestion that the club had expressed gratitude for the proposal. The post ended with a joke aimed at Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The situation leaves Real Madrid with a decision to make if they wish to continue pursuing the Argentine striker. Any future offer would likely need to be significantly higher to open negotiations.
For now, Álvarez remains focused on Argentina’s World Cup campaign while discussions take place between the clubs and his representatives.
Leonardo Balerdi is injured and will not be at the World Cup with Argentina but coach Lionel Scaloni could have some replacements.
Balerdi was called up to the Argentina national team for the World Cup but he is injured and will not be with the team. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has stated that he will call up a replacement but that he was waiting for Argentina’s match against Iceland. According to Maximiliano Grillo, Agustín Giay, Nicolás Capaldo, Emiliano Buendía, Máximo Perrone and Guido Rodríguez are being considered by Scaloni.
Agustín Giay and Nicolás Capaldo are presently with the Argentina national team and played in the team’s 2-0 win against Honduras. Emiliano Buendía, Máximo Perrone and Guido Rodríguez are not with the team.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni held training on Monday and Lionel Messi was part of the starting eleven.
Lionel Scaloni stated at a press conference that Lionel Messi will play against Iceland and Messi was included in the training. According to Diario Olé, this was the starting eleven in training:
Rulli; Montiel, Romero, Otamendi, Nicolás González; De Paul, Mac Allister, Enzo; Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Almada
