Aston Villa may not have signed Santiago Beltrán in the summer transfer window, but their interest has caused plenty of alarm bells to ring at River Plate. And now the Argentine side are scrambling to lock the 22-year-old into a…
River Plate are in advanced talks to sign 22-year-old goalkeeper Santiago Beltrán to a new contract featuring a $100m release clause. The Argentine club is moving quickly to finalize the deal before the January transfer window following sustained transfer interest from Aston Villa, who had scouted the shot-stopper in Argentina.
Aston Villa had targeted Beltrán during the summer as a potential replacement for Emiliano Martinez, who transferred to Chelsea. While Villa ultimately completed a permanent €30m deal for Zion Suzuki from Parma, their continued scouting reportedly prompted River Plate to protect Beltrán with the massive exit clause.
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