River Plate's outcast players return to training amid transfer negotiations
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 22, 2026, 8:50 PM
Last updated Jun 22, 2026
A large group of professional footballers not included in head coach Eduardo Coudet's plans for River Plate returned to training in Buenos Aires on June 22. Notable names among the outcasts include Germán Pezzella, Fabricio Bustos, Paulo Díaz, and Maximiliano Meza. The players aim to facilitate their departures from the club while training separately. River Plate's board focuses on completing permanent transfers to reduce the wage bill, although no sales have been finalized so far. Meanwhile, the club continues to pursue reinforcements for Coudet’s squad following the recent signings of Nicolás Otamendi and Mauro Arambarri.
- •Players not in Coudet's plans returned to training
- •Training aims to facilitate player transfers
- •Pezzella, Bustos, Díaz, and Meza among outcasts
- •River Plate seeks to reduce wage bill quickly
- •Recent signings include Otamendi and Arambarri
- 8:50 PMYahoo Sports — 👀Exodus at River: the outcasts returned to training
"While head coach Eduardo Coudet leads River Plate’s preseason in Alicante, Spain, the reality in Buenos Aires is very different. The large group of professional footballers who will not be part of �...
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