Racing did not communicate the pass and the coach of América de Cali says that they have “no certainty”

A little less than a week ago, the arrival of Juan Fernando Quintero at América de Cali already seemed like a fact. After the footballer’s decision to return to Colombia to be close to his family and, after extensive negotiation, racing accepted a third offer from the Colombian team for a final sum of 2,500,000 clean dollars. However, even though everything was on track, The official presentation never came and today there is uncertainty regarding Juanfer’s future.

On Wednesday, January 8, Racing and América de Cali reached an agreement so the Colombian’s departure was a fact. However, the Academy never officially reported the departure of the man who scored a double in the Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Corinthians. But that’s not all: the Cali club did not officially welcome him either.

As the hours passed, the delay in making it official began to make more noise and, as if to further fuel the different hypotheses that began to circulate, The América de Cali coach, Jorge Da Silva, was the protagonist of a phrase that generated even more doubts.

After the 2-0 loss against Melgar in a friendly, the coach spoke at a conference and, when asked if the arrival of Juanfer is going to provide what the team is missing, Polilla was blunt: “With regard to Quintero, it is something that is being handled, we really do not yet have any certainty about what may happen.”

Along the same lines, he clarified: “Likewise, I believe that this cannot be solved by a single player. We have asked from midfield forward for the arrival of between three and four players and it has not yet been possible.”

In the last few hours, Juanfer’s name began to gain space in the Colombian sports media and, along with the uncertainty about his situation, different hypotheses also began to circulate about the reasons why the negotiation would be blocked. The alleged reasons range from Racing not sending all the corresponding documentation to América de Cali not making the initial payment for the pass.

On the other hand, it was also speculated that It was Juanfer who had not yet closed his contract with the club and, among other versions, in the last few hours the rumor also began to gain strength that Junior He would be interested in the Colombian and the same player would already be in contact with the leadership of the Barranquilla team. If the pass finally falls through, it will be Racing who will have to negotiate again with Junior or any other club that wants Quintero.