Valentín Gómez is gonna make a big move to Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The Argentine defender’s transfer, worth about $9 million is part of Cruzeiro’s plan to make their defense better. This shows how busy things are getting in South American football transfers these days.
- Valentín Gómez is gonna join Cruzeiro for like $9 million
- The transfer is part of what Cruzeiro wants to do with their defense
- They still gotta work out all the contract stuff
Valentín Gómez’s Move to Cruzeiro
Valentín Gómez who’s 21 years old and plays defense for Argentina is about to join Cruzeiro which is like, a pretty big deal for his career. He can play center-back and left-back which is pretty cool and he’s played like 110 games for Vélez Sarsfield. César Luis Merlo said on Twitter that he’s moving to Cruzeiro because they really want to make their defense stronger.
La Comisión Directiva de Vélez aprobará entre lunes y martes el traspaso de Valentín Gómez a Cruzeiro en u$s 9M libres de impuestos.
*️⃣El salario del jugador ya está acordado y resta definir si firmará por 4 o 5 años. #TratoFeito https://t.co/51R9dXbVKK— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo)
January 05, 2025
Gómez is leaving Vélez even though he had a contract till 2026 which shows Cruzeiro really wants to do good in the Brasileirão league. If you wanna know more about how Cruzeiro’s team is doing, check out the full report.
The Football Transfer Landscape in Brazil
Gómez moving to Cruzeiro is just one of the big things happening in Brazilian football right now. Like Red Bull Bragantino got this Paraguayan guy Isidro Pitta to play forward for them and everyone’s trying to get good players. And then you got Atlético Mineiro trying real hard to keep their goalkeeper Everson even though other teams want him which shows how important it is to keep your good players when everyone else wants them.
Implications for Valentín Gómez and Vélez Sarsfield
For Valentín Gómez going to Cruzeiro is gonna let him show what he can do in a bigger league. At Vélez Sarsfield he was like super important for their defense and helped them a lot. Playing at Vélez got him ready for all the crazy stuff that happens in Brasileirão. While Cruzeiro is still working on getting everything signed Gómez is gonna start something new bringing what he knows to a league that’s really fast and exciting. This whole thing is gonna change stuff for both Gómez’s career and Vélez cause now they gotta figure out what to do without him.
